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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Israel says Hezbollah’s coastal rocket commander killed in strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The commander of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile unit in the terror group’s coastal division was killed in an airstrike, the IDF announces.
Qassem Saqlawi was targeted in a drone strike in the Tyre area yesterday. Hezbollah announced his death following the strike, but did not refer to him as a commander.
The IDF says Saqlawi was responsible for planning and carrying out “many” rocket and anti-tank guided missile attacks on Israel amid the war, from the coastal region in south Lebanon.
אמש, צה״ל תקף וחיסל באמצעות כלי טיס של חיל האוויר במרחב צור שבלבנון את המחבל, קאסם סקלאווי, מפקד מערך הרקטות והטילים בגזרת החוף בארגון הטרור.
המחבל סקלאווי היה אחראי בתפקידו על תכנון והוצאה לפועל של מתווי ירי רקטות רבים לעבר העורף הישראלי>> pic.twitter.com/g2knaqKNQm
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 21, 2024
It also says fighter jets hit a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon’s Ramyeh.
Meanwhile, several rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Western Galilee overnight. The IDF says the projectiles hit open areas.
