Israeli army announces killing of Hezbollah leader in Lebanon
According to an announcement from the Israeli army this Friday, March 29, a leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah missile unit was eliminated in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, against a backdrop of an upsurge in violence between the two belligerents. .
Smoke rises during an Israeli bombardment on the village of Kfarkila in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, on February 8, 2024, against a backdrop of daily violence between the Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah. (Illustrative image). © Rabih Daher / Reuters
By: RFI with AFP
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A Hezbollah
leader
was killed this Friday in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli army. “
Earlier Friday, an Israeli Air Force plane shot and killed Ali Abdel Hassan Naïm, deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missile unit, in the Bazouriyeh region
,” said the Israeli army in a press release, Friday March 29. The man was notably “
responsible for carrying out and planning attacks against Israeli civilians
,” she said.
The Lebanese movement did not immediately comment on the attack but announced "
the martyrdom
" of seven of its fighters, including Ali Abdel Hassan Naïm, "
on the road to Jerusalem
", an expression that the party uses to designate
its members killed by Israel
, without specifying where or when they died.
צה״ל תקף וחיסל באמצעות כלי טיס של חיל האוויר מוקדם יותר היום במרחב א מחבל חיזבאללה ששימש כסגן מפקד יחידת הרקטות והטילים של ארגון הטרור >> pic.twitter.com/6xOdvDVxki
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 29, 2024
This Friday, the official Lebanese news agency ANI mentioned a “
targeted raid carried out by an enemy drone (Israeli, editor's note) on a car
” in Bazouriyé, near the coastal town of Tyre, reporting at least one death. . According to an AFP correspondent on site, the targeted car was destroyed and debris was scattered all around, before the authorities cordoned off the area.
Daily violence
Cross-border clashes have particularly intensified this week,
sparking fears
of a generalized conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which already fought a devastating war in 2006. For nearly six months, violence has been taking place
daily at the border.
Israeli-Lebanese army Hezbollah, which claims to support Hamas in its war against Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The Lebanese and pro-Iranian armed movement,
which has a
substantial arsenal of rockets and precision missiles, targets military positions and localities close to the border. Israel responds by bombarding Lebanese territory ever deeper, notably carrying out targeted attacks against Hezbollah and Hamas officials.
Televised speech by Hezbollah leader
The White House said Thursday that a return to
calm on the Israeli-Lebanese border
should be “
the highest priority
.” On Wednesday March 27, eleven civilians, including ten rescue workers, were killed on the Lebanese side of the border by strikes attributed to Israel, and one civilian died on the Israeli side in bombings claimed by Hezbollah.
Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7, at least 347 people have been killed in Lebanon - mostly Hezbollah fighters, but also at least 68 civilians -, according to an AFP count. On the Israeli side, ten soldiers and eight civilians were killed, according to the army. The leader of the Shiite party, Hassan Nasrallah, is due to speak in a televised address this Friday evening.
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