WATCH: IDF drone strike kills Hamas weapons supplier Ayman Ratma

The organization Jamaa Islamiya, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, has been involved in several attacks against Israel since the beginning of the war.

IDF strike in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, targeting Ayman Ratma, Hamas director of supplies in Lebanon, June 22, 2024. (CREDIT: IDF Spokesperson Unit)

An IDF drone carried out a targeted attack on a vehicle carrying Hamas's Lebanon supplies director, Ayman Ratma, in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon on Saturday, the military reported. 

Ratma had reportedly helped to direct weapons supplies for Hamas and Jamaa Islamiya in Lebanon.

The army said that he was killed due to his involvement in terrorism against Israel, as well as for planning future attacks against Israeli civilians.

The organization Jamaa Islamiya, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, has been involved in several attacks against Israel since the beginning of the war. Several of its people have been killed in recent months in IAF  attacks.

In May, the IDF killed a senior commander of Jamaa Islamiya in Lebanon, Shurahbil Ali Alsayed. He was killed in the area of Majdal Anjar in southern Lebanon.

 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists participate in an anti-Israel military parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City, October 4, 2023. (credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists participate in an anti-Israel military parade marking the 36th anniversary of the movement's foundation in Gaza City, October 4, 2023. (credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)

The Bekaa Valley is located in eastern Lebanon, on the border of Syria. Hezbollah concentrates numerous strategic assets in the valley, which is far from Israel's border.

IDF targets in Lebanon 

The IDF has been active in the area recently. Earlier in June, seven different targets were attacked on the Israeli-Syrian border, according to Lebanese reports. One of the attacks was reported to have been in the Bekaa Valley and targeted a strategic asset for Hezbollah linked to the organization's clerical domain.

Saturday evening, Hezbollah-controlled Al Mayadeen reported that an Israeli drone attacked in the area of ​​the city of Sidon in the southwest of the country. According to the reports, there were no casualties in the incident. Just before, Al Mayadden reported attacks in the area of Kfarkela and Khiam. 

Earlier in the day on Saturday, the IDF targeted a Hezbollah terrorist at an observation post in the area of Aya ash Shab, the IDF reported. 

Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah terrorist at an observation post in the area of Ayta ash Shab in Lebanon, June 22, 2024. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

In a separate incident, an Israel Air Force jet struck a Hezbollah terrorist entering a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Yaroun in southern Lebanon. 


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In addition, IAF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Ramyah.

Hezbollah-controlled Al Mayadeen reported that the IDF was targeting the outskirts of Hula with artillery and phosphorous bombs. 

Throughout the day, IDF said that soldiers operated in the areas of Ayta ash Shab, Jibbain, and Talloussa in southern Lebanon.