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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
IDF says Lebanon strikes killed two Hezbollah members, including elite commander
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon yesterday killed a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force and another member of the terror group, the IDF announces.
The first drone strike in the Deir Kifa area killed Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, a commander in the Radwan force who the IDF says was involved in advancing numerous attacks on Israel, including Hezbollah’s “plan to conquer the Galilee.”
“In recent months, Haidar was involved in efforts to reestablish Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon,” the military says.
Two hours after the strike, another member of Hezbollah was killed in a drone strike near Beit Lif, the IDF says.
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