Israeli military says Hezbollah commander killed in overnight strike

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that an overnight strike in southern Lebanon killed Ali Ahmad Hussein, a commander in Hezbollah’s special operations unit, the Al Radwan, in addition to two of the group’s fighters.

The Iran-backed Islamist movement confirmed in a statement that Hussein was killed by an IDF strike.

The IDF alleged that Hussein was responsible for organizing numerous rocket launches and terror attacks against Israel and its civilians since the October 7 attack by Hamas and other militant groups based in Gaza.

Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire across the border since the war in Gaza broke out, prompting fears of a wider regional conflagration.

According to Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency (NNA), the strike caused extensive damage to buildings adjacent to the targeted property. The agency added that more than 10 families had lost their homes.