In a statement, an Israeli military official said its forces captured a senior operative of Hezbollah and transferred him to its territory to be investigated by military intelligence.
The Israeli naval raid was a first of its kind, with Israeli soldiers landing in north Lebanon an area unaffiliated with Hezbollah and almost 100 miles from the Lebanon-Israel border.
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, said Lebanon would be submitting a complaint to the UN security council, asking for investigation into the incident.
The Lebanese transport minister, Ali Hamieh, said that the abduction of Amhaz could be a violation of UN resolution 1701, which governs security dynamics after the 2006 war.
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