Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon strike

The Israeli military killed Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in Hezbollah’s “Badder Unit,” in a strike on the Deir al-Zahrani area of southern Lebanon on August 15, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced.

The IDF said Alaa was involved in advancing attacks against Israeli troops, including launching explosive-laden drones targeting soldiers in southern Lebanon, Caliber.Az reports.

“Over the past years, the terrorist commanded several combat sectors in the Hezbollah terrorist organization that operated against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.

Hassan Alaa was struck and eliminated in response to an action that the Hezbollah terrorist organization executed against IDF soldiers who operated in the Security Zone. His elimination constitutes severe degradation in the management ability of the unit, and is in addition to the elimination of Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, who served as a battalion commander in the Radwan Force unit and was eliminated at the Ansar headquarters.

The IDF will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate to remove threats,” the army’s statement read.

By Jeyhun Aghazada