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Hezbollah’s drone chief in southern Lebanon killed in reported Israeli strike

By Emanuel Fabian 9 January 2024, 3:24 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Hezbollah members carry the coffin of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil, during his funeral procession in the village of Khirbet Selm, south Lebanon, January 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah members carry the coffin of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil, during his funeral procession in the village of Khirbet Selm, south Lebanon, January 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A senior Hezbollah commander responsible for dozens of drone attacks on northern Israel in recent months, including today’s strike on the IDF Northern Command HQ in Safed, was killed in a reported Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, The Times of Israel has learned.

Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah’s aerial forces in southern Lebanon, was struck in a car in the town of Khirbet Selm, moments before the nearby funeral of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil, who was killed yesterday.

The IDF has not issued an official comment on the strike.

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