A Hezbollah commander and his operatives were caught in nothing but their underwear when Israeli troops barged into their underground command center in southern Lebanon earlier this month, officials said.
New footage from the October raid shows Hassan Aqil Jawad, the leader of Hezbollah’s forces in Ayta ash Shab, being confronted by armed Israel Defense Force soldiers inside the dark tunnel, the Times of Israel reported.
The surprised terrorist leader, who was only wearing underwear at the time of the raid, can be seen slowly walking down a dark corridor before raising his hands and surrendering to the Jewish soldiers.
Jawad then drops to the ground and proceeds to slowly crawl toward the IDF troops before they take him into custody.
Jawad and several of his other operatives hiding in the compound — who were also detained in their underwear — were brought back to Israel for interrogation.
IDF officials said Jawad and his men divulged many of Hezbollah’s secrets that helped guide the subsequent raids in southern Lebanon.
“During the interrogation of the terrorists, they detailed many terror infrastructures that are located in the area of Ayta ash Shab,” the Israeli military said.
“These findings helped the forces on the ground to locate and destroy the terror infrastructure in a targeted manner and to prepare for threats in the area.”
The IDF said it has captured several more Hezbollah operatives since its ground operation began in southern Lebanon at the start of October.
The Jewish state has not revealed how many terrorists it has detained since the incursion began.
