The claim that Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack is false. A Facebook post showed a red X drawn across a photo of Halevi with a caption claiming that he was assassinated by Hezbollah using advanced drones. However, Halevi made a public appearance the day after the attack was supposed to have taken place, disproving the claim. The actual attack by Hezbollah on an Israeli military base did result in four soldiers being killed and 61 injured, but Halevi was not among the casualties. Photos of him visiting the base the day after the attack were shared by the IDF and various media outlets, further confirming that he was alive and unharmed. The post’s author did not provide any evidence to support the claim, and fact-checkers from AFP also debunked it. Overall, the claim that Halevi was killed in the drone attack is false, and he was seen safe and sound after the incident.
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