A member of Lebanon's Hezbollah was killed when an Israeli listening device exploded in the south of the country, the Shiite group said on Saturday.
On Friday, the army said that a "suspicious device" had been found near the town of Adlun, and that "the Israeli enemy blew it up remotely, killing a civilian who was in the area".
Hezbollah confirmed that the man killed was in fact one of its own.
"With pride, the Islamic Resistance announces the death of the hero Hassan Haidar Ali, a native of the town of Ansariyeh in southern Lebanon," the group said in a statement.
It added that Haidar had discovered the device "placed in the communications network of the Resistance" and had been working to dismantle it.
Lebanon has frequently reported Israeli espionage devices being destroyed in the south of the country since Hezbollah and the Jewish state fought a devastating war in 2006.
More than 100 people accused of spying for Israel have been arrested in Lebanon since April 2009, most of them army members or telecommunications employees.

Israeli spy device blast kills Hezbollah member in Lebanon

Lebanese soldiers and onlookers stand looking at the remains of a suspicious device that was found by a military intelligence patrol and reportedly blown up by Israel on September 5, 2014 near the village of Adlun southern Lebanon. (AFP)
AFP, Beirut
Saturday 06 September 2014
Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:44 - GMT 06:44
DAY | WEEK |
-
8075 Views Full moon to align directly above Kaaba in Mecca on Jan. 28
-
7748 Views Coronavirus: Dubai restaurants offer discounts for vaccinated diners
-
1722 Views Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to get AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
-
1681 Views Britain, France and Germany ‘strongly condemn’ air attack on Saudi Arabia
-
1662 Views Iran executes second wrestler months after executing champion wrestler Navid Afkari
-
1515 Views Coronavirus: Police detain 100 in Amsterdam after protest over lockdown, curfew
-
23607 Views Coronavirus: Dubai temporarily postpones Pfizer vaccine campaign amid global shortage
-
18965 Views Saudi Arabia’s PIF to invest 3 trillion riyals over next 10 years: Crown Prince
-
10994 Views Coronavirus: Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid surge in COVID-19 cases
-
9541 Views The American University of Beirut’s battle for survival
-
8305 Views Coronavirus: Dubai suspends live entertainment permits as COVID-19 cases surge
-
8201 Views Coronavirus: Dubai's latest COVID-19 rules for weddings, restaurants, gyms, concerts
SHOW MORE