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Friday, March 13, 2026
IDF says it killed 2 senior Hezbollah commanders responsible for rocket fire at Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it killed two top Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon, who were responsible for rocket fire on Israel.
The strike, which took place north of the Litani River yesterday, killed Rahif Ali Qassem, the chief of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile unit in the Badr regional division, and Mohammad Baqer Ahmad Ali, the unit’s “firepower management commander,” the IDF says.
Hezbollah’s Badr unit is one of the terror group’s three regional divisions in southern Lebanon, and it is tasked with the area north of the Litani River.
The IDF has said that Hezbollah is launching most of its rocket and drone attacks on Israel from deeper within southern Lebanon, and not from close to the border.
The Times of Israel Community.