Israeli Army Claims to Have Killed a Senior Commander of Hezbollah
The Israel Defense Forces stated on the 16th that the Israeli military conducted an airstrike on the 15th in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Zahle, killing senior Hezbollah commander Ali Muhammad Fahreddin, also known as Abu Hassan Alaa. The Israeli military claimed that Fahreddin was a senior commander of Hezbollah's "Badr" regional forces, which are responsible for the area north of the Litani River, and he had participated in multiple attacks against the Israeli military.
The Israeli military stated that this airstrike was a response to Hezbollah's use of explosive drones to attack the Israeli military in the early hours of the 15th, which resulted in serious injuries to three Israeli soldiers. According to Lebanese sources, the multiple airstrikes by the Israeli military on the 15th resulted in a total of 11 deaths, including civilians.
Previously, the Israeli military reported that a battalion commander of Hezbollah's elite "Radwan Forces," Ali Samir Haji Hassan, was also killed in the airstrike on the 15th. (Reporter Yu Peng from the Central Radio and Television Station)
Israeli Defense Forces conducted airstrikes in Deir Zahani, Lebanon, on the 15th, killing Hezbollah commander Ali Muhammad Fakhreddine. This operation was a retaliation for a drone attack by Hezbollah that injured three Israeli soldiers. The airstrikes reportedly resulted in 11 fatalities, including civilians.
- Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah commander Ali Muhammad Fakhreddine on 15th.
- The airstrike was a response to a drone attack by Hezbollah that injured 3 IDF soldiers.
- The strikes resulted in a total of 11 deaths, including civilians.