IDF says battalion commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan force killed in early morning strike near Tyre

A Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli strike in the town of Ansar, north of Tyre, early this morning, the military announces.

According to Lebanese media, the strike in Ansar killed seven people, including women and children.

The IDF says it targeted a central Hezbollah command center in Ansar in response to an attack by the terror group on troops in the Ali Taher ridge area overnight, which left three soldiers seriously wounded.

“The headquarters was used by the Hezbollah terror organization to command its activities in the area,” the military says.

According to the IDF, the strike killed Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, along with several more Hezbollah operatives involved in advancing attacks on troops.

“At the time of the strike, Hassan’s family was also present with him inside the military headquarters and, according to the claim, was harmed in the strike. It should be emphasized that the family members were not the target of the strike. The strike was specifically directed at Hassan, who was a lawful target under international law. The terrorist used his family as human shields, hiding alongside them inside the military headquarters,” the IDF says in a statement.