Israeli strike 'kills senior Hezbollah commander'
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon has killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, three security sources say.
The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm on Monday.
“This is a very painful strike,” one of the security sources said. Another said, “things will flare up now”.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Israeli bombardment has killed more than 130 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon since cross-border shelling began in the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israeli territory on October 7. Another 19 have been killed in Syria.
Hezbollah’s secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel in two televised addresses last week not to launch a full-scale war on Lebanon.
“Whoever thinks of war with us - in one word, he will regret it,” Nasrallah said.
