An Israeli jet detonated a spy device planted on Hezbollah's telecommunications network in South Lebanon, killing a member of the resistance movement.
A security source said that 25-year-old Hussein Ali Haidar, a Hezbollah explosives expert, was killed while he was trying to dismantle four Israeli devices planted on the network, the Daily Star reported.
A number of his colleagues were also wounded in the explosion that shattered the usual calm in the Southern village of Adloun near Nabi Sari’s Shrine.
Residents said they spotted an Israeli plane hovering over the Southern region near Adloun minutes before the explosion took place.
The Lebanese Army released a statement, saying a military intelligence unit discovered the spying device around 3:45 p.m. (11:15 GMT) in the village and that the device exploded, killing a civilian who was nearby.
The Israeli regime launched a war of aggression on Hezbollah in 2006 which killed about 1,200 Lebanese people.