The Times of Israel Daily Briefing IDF brings in top terror figure in Lebanon for intel
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Feb 9, 2026 
Emanuel Fabian, military correspondent who reports on Israel’s frontlines, explains a high-risk raid that netted a senior Lebanon operative. He walks through northern and Gaza border flareups, cross-border strikes, smuggling and drone threats. He also describes IDF contingency planning for a larger Gaza ground operation and a new all-female combat intelligence company.
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High-Value Capture For Intelligence
- The IDF captured a senior al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya operative called Atawi Atawi deep in southern Lebanon to extract intelligence.
- Israel hopes interrogation will reveal plans and networks preparing attacks on the northern border.
Iran And Hezbollah As The Regional Hub
- Iran underpins the network of proxy groups operating from Lebanon and Syria against Israel.
- Hezbollah leads, coordinates and directs these allied groups locally, even when others carry out attacks.
Sustained Strikes To Prevent Regrouping
- Israel conducts near-daily strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah operatives and weapon depots to prevent regrouping.
- These strikes aim to enforce the ceasefire terms and degrade Hezbollah's reconstruction of infrastructure.