Lebanese sources reported Saturday that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including a Hezbollah Radwan force battalion commander and his family members, in retaliation for a Hezbollah drone attack that severely wounded three IDF soldiers. The IDF confirmed on Saturday night that it struck a command post in Ansar and killed the battalion commander, emphasizing that his family members, who were present, were not the intended targets.
The large-scale IDF retaliatory operation in southern Lebanon on Saturday followed a Hezbollah explosive drone attack on IDF forces on the Ali Taher ridge that left three soldiers severely wounded. According to the IDF, a Radwan force battalion commander, identified by Lebanese sources as Ali Fakhr al-Din, was killed in an airstrike on a command post in the village of Ansar, along with five members of his family who were present at the site. The IDF stated the family members were not the intended targets.
Separately, airstrikes in the town of Deir al-Zahrani, north of Nabatieh, killed at least two Hezbollah operatives, including Ali Hassan Hanjul, per Lebanese sources. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported a total of 11 killed across the strikes since Saturday morning, with 12 wounded, while not distinguishing between combatants and civilians. Lebanese media reported evacuations from the Nabatieh area.
As The Zioneer reported early Sunday, the IDF confirmed the elimination of the Radwan battalion commander and noted that Hezbollah had deliberately positioned civilians within the military compound. The situation remains fluid, with Hezbollah warning of a response.
5 developments
- StrongLebanese Health Ministry: 15 killed, 70 wounded in IDF strikes on southern Lebanon yesterday
- StrongLebanese media: 7 killed in four separate IDF strikes in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingLebanese Army says one soldier killed in IDF strike in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingChannel 14: IDF escalates strikes in southern Lebanon with evacuation warnings; dozens of Hezbollah killed
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