Tuesday , December 24 2024

Three Hezbollah fighters, including commander, killed in airstrike in Lebanon: Israel Defense Forces

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said three Hezbollah fighters, including two commanders, were killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, CNN reported. According to the IDF statement, the commander of the Radwan Forces' rockets and missile unit was killed in the airstrike. “The commander of the rocket and missile unit of the western sector of the Radwan Forces, Muhammad Hussein Shahhouri, was killed in an airstrike in Kfar Dunin, southern Lebanon,” the statement said.

“As part of his role, Mohammed planned and promoted rocket and missile launches from the central and western regions of Lebanon toward Israeli territory,” the IDF statement said.

Mahmoud Ibrahim Fadlallah, “an operator of Hezbollah's rocket and missile unit,” was also killed in the same airstrike, according to the IDF.

Earlier, the IDF announced in a separate statement that Ismail Youssef Baaz, “commander of Hezbollah's coastal zone in the area of ​​Ain Abel in Lebanon,” was killed in its airstrike in southern Lebanon, CNN reported.

Hezbollah has confirmed the death of three of its fighters. However, it does not mention details regarding his rank or the circumstances of his death.

Meanwhile, CNN quoted an Israeli official as saying that a meeting between Israeli war cabinet officials over response to Iran's retaliatory attacks has ended. The source did not mention further details regarding the talks.

The discussions, which began at 12:30 pm (local time), were the fifth set of talks held by the war cabinet since the weekend after Iran fired missiles in response to an alleged Israeli attack on an Iranian diplomatic building in the Syrian capital Damascus. Was. , Israel's allies and regional leaders have called for restraint as Tel Aviv plans its response to Tehran.

Earlier on Saturday, Iran fired several drones and missiles toward Israel in response to an alleged Israeli airstrike on its consulate in Syria, resulting in the death of three top Iranian generals, The Times of Israel reported.

On Sunday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari also said that 99 percent of the 300 or more projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted by air defenses.

“This is a very important strategic achievement,” he said in a press statement in the morning. “The Iranian threat complemented the IDF's air and technological superiority, while also creating a strong combat coalition that together deterred most threats,” Hagari said.

Apart from this, Hagari said that Iran fired 120 ballistic missiles at Israel. “As you can see now, the base is working and continues to do its job. In the picture, you can see the runway at Nevatim,” he said, showing live footage from the airbase.

“Iran thought it would be able to disable the base and thereby damage our air capabilities, but it failed. Air Force aircraft continue to take off and land from the base, and depart for offensive and defense missions, including Adir (F-35) aircraft, which are now returning from base defense missions and will soon be returning to you. Will see them come down,” he said. ,

In a recent development, Israel's Defense Minister, Yoav Galant, has confirmed that Israel and Iran are still locked in conflict. This update comes in the wake of Iran's attempted attack on Israel with drones and missiles. However, Israeli Defense Forces were successful in repelling the said attack. Gallant urged Israeli citizens to maintain a state of vigilance and strictly follow the instructions set by the IDF and the Homefront Command.

He said, “Hundreds of missiles and [मानव रहित हवाई वाहनों] was attacked from, and [इज़राइल रक्षा बलों] “Effectively foiled this attack.” He stressed that Israel “must be prepared for every scenario.”

“Together with the United States and additional partners, we managed to defend the territory of the State of Israel,” Gallant said. “There was very little damage – this is the result of effective operations by the IDF,” he said.