Israels military said Monday it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed a Hezbollah commander who had conducted multiple attacks ta
Israel’s military said Monday it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed a Hezbollah commander who had conducted multiple attacks targeting northern Israel.
An Israeli military statement identified the commander as Ali Ahmad Hassin of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.
The militant group announced the death of one of its fighters by the same name without giving details about his death.
Israel Defense Forces said the strike also killed two other people.
Cross-border attacks by Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have been common throughout Israel’s six-month-old war against Hezbollah ally Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Also Monday, the Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza in response to multiple rocket launches.
Israeli officials announced Sunday the withdrawal of troops from Khan Younis.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said forces were “exiting and preparing for their next missions,” which included a coming mission in the Rafah area.
The war has driven more than half of Gaza’s population to Rafah, an area located along the Gaza-Egypt border.
The United States, United Nations and others have warned of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe if Israel carries out a major offensive in Rafah.
Israeli officials have pledged to protect the civilians sheltering in the area but have yet to give a detailed plan of where those civilians might safely go.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday marked six months since the war began and said Israel is close to achieving its goal of eliminating the Hamas terror group.
