IDF says deputy commander of Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil district killed in airstrike yesterday

The IDF says fighter jets yesterday targeted and killed a Hezbollah deputy commander responsible for the in the southern Lebanese Bint Jbeil district.

In an operational update, the IDF says Nasser Abd Elaziz Rashid was responsible for rocket fire on Israel originating from several towns in southern Lebanon.

The strikes come as operations against Hezbollah continue in southern Lebanon, the IDF says, adding that in the past 24 hours troops located and destroyed many weapons, including a Kornet anti-tank missile launcher primed for launch towards northern Israeli communities.

The military releases footage of the strikes.

בתקיפות חיל האוויר ביממה האחרונה, בהכוונת פיקוד הצפון, הושמדו מהאוויר מחסני אמצעי לחימה ומשגרים רבים של חיזבאללה שכוונו לעבר עורף מדינת ישראל, מחלקם שוגרו ביממה האחרונה רקטות לעבר יישובי הצפון>> pic.twitter.com/IAcYFhqD3w

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