Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 3–9, 2025

The mukhtar [local leaders]of Doueir described the strike as an attack on civilians and named the fatality as Mohammad Ali Hadid from Sharqiyah, who “had coincidentally been present near one of the commercial stores in the area when he was targeted by the enemy drone.” The IDF later released a statement claiming Hadid’s assassination, describing him as a “commander in the Radwan Force [commando] unit of the Hezbollah terror organization.” The IDF said Hadid “advanced several terror initiatives targeting the territory of the State of Israel” and that “more recently, he was involved in attempts to restore Hezbollah’s terror infrastructure.” The IDF noted that Hadid’s “activities violated the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.” Pro-Hezbollah and Iran-backed Resistance Axis-linked social media accounts later announced the death of Hezbollah operative Mohammad Ali Hadid, whose nom de guerre was Hassan Mojtaba, from Sharqiyah. At 3:04 pm, Adraee published warnings to residents of Taybeh and Tayr Debba in the South Lebanon Governorate’s Tyre District to distance themselves 500 meters from designated buildings that he said were “used by Hezbollah.” At 3:22 pm, Adraee issued additional warnings to the residents of Ayta al Jabal in the Nabatieh Governorate’s Bint Jbeil District, likewise warning them to distance themselves at least 500 meters from a designated building “being used by Hezbollah.” Adraee said the impending strikes on the buildings were intended to “deal with the forbidden activities being undertaken by Hezbollah to restore its activities in the area.” At 3:31 pm, Adraee clarified that the IDF was not calling for widespread evacuations from south Lebanese villages, instead only from the vicinity of the designated buildings. At 7:52 pm, the IDF released a statement announcing the completion of its waves of strikes, saying it had targeted “terror infrastructure and several weapons storage facilities belonging to [Hezbollah’s] Radwan Force [commando] unit in south Lebanon.” The IDF said that “Hezbollah was continuing with its efforts to restore its terror infrastructure in south Lebanon, especially the capabilities of the [Radwan Force] unit with the goal of harming the State of Israel.” The IDF also noted it had undertaken measures during the strikes to minimize civilian casualties and harm, while stressing that Hezbollah’s presence among the civilian population was subjecting them to danger.

Author: David Daoud

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