Brüchige Waffenruhe: Israel meldet Tötung von Hisbollah-Kommandeur im Südlibanon
Bei israelischen Luftangriffen im Südlibanon gab es am Samstag mindestens elf Tote. Laut dem Militär soll auch ein ranghoher Hisbollah-Befehlshaber darunter sein.
Tel Aviv and Beirut - The Israeli army claims to have killed a high-ranking commander from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Saturday. The leader was reportedly hit during an attack in Deir al-Sahrani. According to official Lebanese figures, four people were killed and 17 wounded in the town. Hezbollah initially provided no official statement on the commander's death.
The Israeli army said the attack was a "response to Hezbollah's actions against Israeli soldiers in the security zone." Three Israeli soldiers were seriously injured in the attack involving a drone rigged with explosives over the Ali-al-Taher Pass. The killed commander had previously participated in several attacks on Israeli soldiers, including those using explosives-laden drones, it was reported.
The details cannot be independently verified. Overall, at least eleven people were killed and nineteen injured on Saturday in two Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon, according to the Beirut Ministry of Health. Lebanese Prime Minister Naif Salam described the attacks as an "extremely serious matter" that undermines efforts to stabilize the region.
Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah regularly accuse each other of violations of a ceasefire. The Israeli army says it has unilaterally established a "security zone" in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah attacks on the north of the country.
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