Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

Earlier, Lebanese authorities announced they were investigating whether Israel was involved in the capture of a Lebanese sea captain, who was taken by armed men that landed on the coast near the northern town of Batroun on Friday.

“The operative has been transferred to Israeli territory and is currently being investigated,” the military official told AP, without disclosing the name of the detained individual.

Hezbollah issued a statement labelling the event as a “Zionist aggression in the Batroun area.” The statement did not provide further details or confirm if a Hezbollah member had been captured by Israel.