Hezbollah commander killed by Israeli strike in south of Lebanon

8 Yanvar 2024 20:12 | 1 484

A senior Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike on his car in southern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Monday, SIA reports with reference to foreign media.

The official, Wissam Tawil, is the most senior member of the Shiite militant group to be killed in an Israeli strike since Hezbollah and Israel began trading fire across the Lebanese-Israeli border on October 8, the day after Hamas carried out the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history.

In a statement, Hezbollah also acknowledged the death of Tawil, who also went by the nom de guerre Hajj Jawad, in an Israeli attack. The paramilitary group shared pictures of him alongside other top Hezbollah officials and Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the Iranian elite unit that handles the country’s overseas operations who was killed in a US airstrike four years ago, an apparent indication of Tawil’s stature.

Tawil’s killing comes just days after Saleh Al-Arouri, the deputy head of the political bureau of Hamas, and three others died in a strike on an office building in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.

Hezbollah on Saturday launched a rocket barrage against an airbase in northern Israel as part of a “preliminary response” into Arouri’s killing, which was followed by more intense cross-border fighting between the two sides.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday part of an Israel base was damaged in the attack. Israel has responded by focusing on Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces stationed near the border.

Israel on Monday morning struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after the group fired an anti-tank missile toward the city of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel, the IDF said. The Lebanese militant group has been launching its own salvos against Israel, the Hezbollah-owned Al Manar news outlet reported.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday part of an Israel base was damaged in the attack. Israel has responded by focusing on Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces stationed near the border.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Sunday part of an Israel base was damaged in the attack. Israel has responded by focusing on Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces stationed near the border.

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