Jerusalem/Beirut, May 22 -- Israel's military said it carried out a drone strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, killing a Hezbollah operative involved in the group's weapons development program.
The man, identified as Hussein Nazih Barji, was struck while traveling in a vehicle in the Tyre area, according to a military statement accompanied by surveillance footage.
Barji was described as "a central figure" in a directorate of Hezbollah that oversees the development, manufacture, and maintenance of weapons, including precision missiles, and works to expand the group's supply capabilities.
The military said Barji was "a veteran engineer responsible for building infrastructure for the production of precision surface-to-surface missile...