Lebanese officials say killing of elite force leader a ‘painful’ blow for Hezbollah
Lebanese sources say the killing of a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an apparent Israeli strike is a “painful” blow for the terror group.
Security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They say he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm.
“This is a very painful strike,” one of the security sources tells Reuters. Another said, “Things will flare up now.”
The commander “had a leading role in managing Hezbollah’s operations in the south,” a security official tells AFP requesting anonymity for security concerns, adding he “was killed in an Israeli raid targeting his car in the south.”
Wissam al-Tawil, known as Jawad, a key Hezbollah area commander, was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Khirbat Salem, Lebanon.
Jawad, a reportedly significant figure within Hezbollah, played a pivotal role in the organization's operations southern Lebanon.
Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/tLcFs6WyFp— Islamic Defense Analysis (@Islam_Observer_) January 8, 2024
