From Hezbollah names 15 more members killed in airstrike, including a senior commander
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Overnight, Hezbollah named 15 members of the terror group killed in yesterday’s Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, alongside top commander Ibrahim Aqil.
One of those named by Hezbollah, Ahmed Wahabi, is identified by the terror group as a “commander.” Hezbollah rarely refers to its senior operatives slain in Israeli strikes as commanders.
Previously, the only other operatives referred to as commanders were Taleb Abdullah, the commander of the Nasr regional division; Muhammad Nasser, the commander of the Aziz regional division; and Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of the terror group’s elite Radwan Force.
Hezbollah says Wahabi was the head of the terror group’s “central training unit,” and was previously a top commander in the elite Radwan Force, heading their fighting against Israel until the beginning of this year. Like other Hezbollah officers, Wahabi was also involved in fighting for the Assad regime in Syria during the civil war.
Aqil, and fellow slain member of the Jihad Council, Fuad Shukr — killed in July — have been referred to as “great jihadist leader.”
Hezbollah has named 500 members who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing fighting since October.
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