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Monday, February 26, 2024
IDF says it killed senior Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander, Hassan Hussein Salami, in an airstrike in southern Lebanon earlier today.
Salami, whose rank is equivalent to a brigade commander, was targeted while driving in the southern Lebanon village of Majadel.
The IDF says Salami was the commander of a regional unit in Hezbollah and oversaw attacks on IDF troops and Israeli communities in northern Israel.
Recent attacks that Salami was involved in included anti-tank missile attacks on Kiryat Shmona and the 769th “Hiram” Regional Brigade’s base, according to the IDF.
Hezbollah announced his death earlier but did not call him a commander.
חיסול אחראי גזרת חג'יר בארגון הטרור חיזבאללה: כלי-טיס חיסל בדרום לבנון את אחראי גזרת חג'יר, המחבל חסן חסין סלאמי.
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