After a night of strikes in Lebanon: IDF eliminates senior Hezbollah commander

The IDF announced it eliminated Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in Hezbollah's 'Badr' unit, in a strike in the Deir al-Zahrani area. The elimination was carried out in response to the organization's action against IDF forces. According to the IDF spokesperson, Alaa was involved in promoting terror plots and launching explosive drones. This followed a night of strikes in southern Lebanon, with reports of at least 11 killed.

The IDF announced this morning (Sunday) that it eliminated Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in Hezbollah's 'Badr' unit, in a strike carried out yesterday in the Deir al-Zahrani area in Lebanon. According to the IDF, the elimination was carried out in response to the organization's action against forces operating in the security zone. According to the IDF spokesperson's statement, Alaa was involved in promoting many terror plots against IDF forces, including launching explosive drones toward forces in southern Lebanon. In recent years, he commanded several combat sectors in Hezbollah and operated against IDF forces and Israeli civilians. The elimination comes after a night of strikes in southern Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency reported explosions in the towns of Bint Jbeil and Taybeh, hours after at least 11 people were killed, according to reports, in Israeli strikes. It was also reported that drones struck on the outskirts of the town of Al-Mansouri and that artillery fire was carried out toward the towns of Sarbin, Barashit, Al-Mansouri, and Wadi Zibqin. Additionally, strikes were reported in Qantara and Uli Taher. The IDF noted that his elimination constitutes a blow to the management capabilities of the 'Badr' unit. The elimination joins that of Ali Samir Al-Hajj Hassan, who served as a battalion commander in the 'Radwan Force' unit and was eliminated in a strike on a headquarters in the Ansar area. "The IDF will not allow the terrorist organization Hezbollah to harm the citizens of the State of Israel and its forces, and will continue to operate to remove threats," it was stated.