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Thursday, February 15, 2024
IDF confirms senior Hezbollah commander and deputy killed in south Lebanon strike last night
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander in the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, along with his deputy, in a strike in southern Lebanon yesterday.
Last night, the IDF says fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in Nabatieh, killing Ali Muhammad al-Debes and his deputy Hassan Ibrahim Issa.
The IDF says it struck several Hezbollah positions in the last few hours, in south Lebanon's Blida and Maroun al-Ras. pic.twitter.com/hMirGxvYNl
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) February 15, 2024
According to the IDF, al-Debes, a commander in the Radwan Force, was one of the masterminds behind the bombing attack at Megiddo Junction in northern Israel in March 2023, and planned and carried out other attacks against Israel, including amid the ongoing war.
Media reports say he was responsible for Palestinian affairs in the Hezbollah terror group.
The IDF says it also struck several Hezbollah positions in the last few hours, in south Lebanon’s Blida and Maroun al-Ras.
The Times of Israel Community.