Regional commander of Hezbollah anti-tank missile unit killed in strike, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A commander of a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile unit was killed in a recent airstrike, the IDF announces, as it also releases footage of an attack on a cell of operatives who launched missiles at an Israeli drone yesterday.
According to the IDF, a strike carried out by fighter jets this week in the southern Lebanon village of Burj Qallawiyah killed Muhammad Khalil Alian.
Alian was the commander of Hezbollah’s anti-tank array in the Hajjar regional unit, which is responsible for attacks on northern Israel’s Ramim Ridge region.
Meanwhile, a drone strike yesterday in Mazraat al-Yahoudiyeh, just north of Tyre, killed a cell of Hezbollah members who launched a missile at an Israeli Air Force unmanned aerial vehicle, the IDF says.
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The military says the UAV was not damaged in the incident.
The incidents come as the IDF’s 91st and 146th divisions continue to operate against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.