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IDF says drone strike killed Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian 26 July 2025, 4:49 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil earlier today, the military says.

According to the IDF, the commander, Ali Abed al-Qader Ismail, was involved in efforts to restore Hezbollah capabilities in the Bint Jbeil area, adding that his actions “constituted a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

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