The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it eliminated Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in Hezbollah's Badr unit, in a strike Saturday in the Deir al-Zahrani area of southern Lebanon. The operation was carried out in response to a Hezbollah action against IDF forces operating in the security zone.
The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday that it eliminated Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in Hezbollah's Badr unit, in a strike Saturday in the Deir al-Zahrani area of southern Lebanon. According to the military, Alaa was responsible for advancing numerous terror attacks against IDF troops operating in the security zone, including the use of explosive drones targeting forces in southern Lebanon.
The operation was carried out in response to a specific Hezbollah action against Israeli forces in the area, the IDF said. The military noted that Alaa had commanded several combat sectors for the organization in recent years.
Alaa's elimination adds to a series of strikes targeting Hezbollah's Badr unit command structure. Earlier, the IDF eliminated Ali Samir al-Haj Hassan, a Radwan Force battalion commander, in a headquarters in Ansar, as part of ongoing operations to degrade Hezbollah's capabilities in southern Lebanon.
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