The Israeli military has claimed that its troops took “full operational control” of the village of Haddatha in southern Lebanon, describing it as part of the “security zone,” Al Jazeera reports.

According to Israeli news outlet Arutz Sheva, the army said Haddatha is a major centre of Hezbollah activity, and it destroyed more than 90 “infrastructure sites and firing positions” there.

More than 20 Hezbollah fighters were killed during the assault, it said.