IDF says it killed Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon strike

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

A Hezbollah commander was killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon last night, the IDF announces.

The strike in the town of Babliyeh, south of Sidon, killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, who the IDF says was the commander of Hezbollah’s firepower in the Zahrani River area, under the terror group’s Badr regional division.

“As part of his role, Hussein advanced numerous [rocket] fire attacks toward the State of Israel and IDF troops. Additionally, recently he was involved in attempts to restore the artillery capabilities of the Hezbollah terror group in southern Lebanon,” the military says in a statement.

The IDF says his actions “constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.”

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