IDF says drone strike killed elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF confirms carrying out a drone strike in southern Lebanon earlier today, saying it killed a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force.

The operative, Zayn al-Abidin Hussein Fatouni, was a commander in Radwan’s anti-tank missile unit, and was involved in restoring Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.

Fatouni was targeted while driving in the village of Jibchit, close to the town of Harouf in the Nabatieh area.

Recently, Fatouni was “involved in efforts to reestablish Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the IDF says, adding that his activities “constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

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