Israel says Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike

The Israeli military said Hussein had “carried out numerous launches toward Israeli territory” from Lebanon since war broke out on October 7 between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, a Hezbollah ally.

The Israeli military said on Monday it killed a Hezbollah commander in an overnight air strike in Lebanon, as cross-border violence flares between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group.

Ali Ahmed Hussein of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Forces was "eliminated" by Israeli jets in the area of Sultaniyeh in southern Lebanon, the military said in a statement, accusing him of attacks against Israeli targets in recent months.

At least two other persons were killed in the strike, according to the Israeli military, Lebanese state media and a security source.

The military said Hussein had "carried out numerous launches toward Israeli territory" from Lebanon since war broke out on October 7 between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, a Hezbollah ally.

Hussein was a "commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation's Radwan Forces in the Hujeir region," the Israeli statement said, adding that two other Hezbollah fighters were also killed.

Hezbollah said one of its fighters, identified as Ali Ahmed Hussein and nicknamed Abbas Jaafar, had been killed, without saying where or when he died.

The Hezbollah statement did not mention his rank or position.