Israeli strike in Lebanon kills four, senior Hezbollah commander says

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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A suspected Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Jouya on Tuesday evening killed at least four people, including a senior field commander of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, three security sources told Reuters.

He was identified by the sources as the group's commander for the central region of the southern border strip, including some of the hardest-hit towns during the past eight months of firefights between Israel and Hezbollah.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

A Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli strike late Tuesday on the southern Lebanese town of Joya is the group's most senior member killed in eight months of hostilities with Israel, a senior official told Reuters. security source.

Hezbollah identified the slain commander by rank in a statement, naming him Taleb Abdallah.

Who was the Hezbollah leader killed?

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the commander's role within Hezbollah was as important as that of Wissam Tawil, a senior Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli strike in January.

People use hoses to extinguish flames, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Dishon, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, June 4, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/ AMMAR AWAD)

Some 300 Hezbollah fighters, including commanders and members with key responsibilities, have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since October, when the Gaza war broke out.