The commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket unit was killed in an airstrike yesterday in southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.
The previous commander of the unit was killed in a strike on Beirut in September.
Ali Tawfiq Dweiq was killed in an airstrike on the village of Jouz, adjacent to the southern Lebanon city of Nabatieh.
The medium-range rocket unit is responsible for attacks on Haifa and other areas deep in northern Israel, as well as central Israel. The IDF says Dweiq was responsible for over 300 rockets launched at Israel since he took over the role.
Since Sunday, the IDF says over 150 strikes were carried out against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including 25 weapon depots and some 30 rocket launchers. At least 11 strikes were carried out in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Hezbollah in the past week has launched some 400 rockets at Israel. Since Thursday, the IDF says, 22 out of 27 drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon were intercepted.
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