According to the IDF, Hassin, a senior operative of the Lebanon-based terror organization, held a rank equivalent to that of a brigade commander.
"I was excited to join the army like everyone else, that they wouldn't treat me like I was made of glass,” Ori Weiss said.
The pilot, a seasoned veteran with years of experience, hit a wrong button while on a mission to escort soldiers on the ground.
The plane, named Oron, quickly became operational during Israel’s war on Hamas and has already carried out hundreds of operational flight hours and almost 100 sorties.
Amid the firefights, IDF troops evacuated civilians, patients, and medical teams to alternative medical facilities that the IDF set up in the area to enable proper medical treatment to continue.
The attacks occurred after soldiers from the 869th battalion detected Hezbollah terrorists entering the targets.
The new unit, which was established amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and tensions on the northern border, seeks to propel Israel into the space race and elevate cooperation between IDF units.
Soldiers from the Givati Brigade identified two terrorists entering and leaving a structure in Khan Yunis and directed an aircraft that attacked and eliminated both of them.
The military reported that the strikes were carried out to assist IDF ground troops operating against terrorist operatives and infrastructure in the area.
US Affairs: The 103rd Squadron of the Israel Air Force has helped provide Israel with vital gear during the war, drop flyers over Gaza, and supply troops at the front.
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