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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Hezbollah terror group announces the death of a senior commander in an alleged Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon earlier tonight.
Hezbollah in a statement says Taleb Abdullah, from the south Lebanon town of Aadachit, was killed “on the road to Jerusalem,” the terror group’s term for Israeli strikes.
Abdullah was killed in a strike in the town of Jouaiyya.
Hezbollah refers to Abdullah as a commander.
The terror group rarely refers to its senior operatives slain in Israeli strikes as commanders. The only other operative referred to as a commander was Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of the terror group’s elite Radwan force, killed by Israel in January.
According to reports, Abdullah commanded a Hezbollah regional division in southern Lebanon.
The Hezbollah terror group announces the death of a senior commander in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon earlier tonight.
Hezbollah in a statement says Taleb Abdullah, from the south Lebanon town of Aadachit, was killed "on the road to Jerusalem," the terror group's term… https://t.co/FUQUrVhS2I pic.twitter.com/QNR5dn7FW5
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