Israel says 3 Hezbollah fighters killed in Lebanon airstrike

Hezbollah confirmed three of its militants were killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Tel Aviv:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said two Hezbollah commanders were killed in a Hezbollah airstrike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, CNN reported.

According to a statement released by the Israel Defense Forces, Mohammad Hussein Shahhouri, “Commander of Rockets and Missile Forces for the Western Region of Radwan Forces,” was killed in an airstrike in Kfar Dunin, southern Lebanon.

“As part of his duties, Mohammed planned and promoted the launch of rockets and missiles from central and western Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the IDF statement read.

Mahmoud Ibrahim Fadlallah, a “Hezbollah rocket and missile unit operative,” was also killed in the same airstrike, according to the IDF.

Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces announced in a separate statement that “Hezbollah coastal area commander Ismail Yusuf Baz in the Ain Eber area of ​​Lebanon” was in southern Lebanon, CNN reported killed in an airstrike.

Hezbollah confirmed the deaths of three militants. However, it did not mention details about their ranks or the circumstances of their deaths.

At the same time, CNN reported that a meeting between Israeli war cabinet officials on how to respond to Iranian retaliatory attacks has ended, citing an Israeli official. The source gave no further details about the talks.

The discussion, which began at 12:30 pm local time, was the fifth round of talks held by Iran’s war cabinet since the weekend, following Iran’s missile launches in retaliation for an alleged Israeli attack on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus, the Syrian capital. . Israel’s allies and regional leaders have called for restraint as Tel Aviv plans a response to Tehran.

Earlier on Saturday, Iran launched multiple drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli air strike on its consulate in Syria that killed three senior Iranian generals, the Times of Israel reported.

On Sunday morning, IDF spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari also said that 99 percent of the approximately 300 projectiles Iran fired at Israel at night were intercepted by air defense systems.

“This is a very significant strategic achievement,” he said in a morning news statement. “The Iranian threat combined with the IDF’s air and technological superiority, coupled with a strong fighting coalition, combined to intercept the vast majority of threats,” Hagari said.

In addition, Hagari said that Iran launched 120 ballistic missiles towards Israel. “As you can see now, the base is operating and continuing to carry out its mission. In the picture you can see the runway in Nevatim,” he said, showing live footage from the air base.

“Iran believed this would be able to disable the base and thereby harm our air capabilities, but it failed. Air Force aircraft continue to take off and land from the base on offensive and defensive missions, including Adil (F-35) aircraft now flying Coming back from a base defense mission, you’ll see them landing soon,” he added.

On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said the confrontation between Iran and Israel was “not over yet.” According to CNN, he made the remarks after Iran launched an attack on Israel the night before.

Galante said Israel had been attacked by missiles and drones and that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had foiled the attack. He urged Israelis to remain “vigilant and attentive” to instructions issued by the Israel Defense Forces and Homeland Command, CNN reported.

He said: “The State of Israel was attacked by hundreds of missiles; [unmanned aerial vehicles],as well as [Israel Defense Forces] The attack was foiled in impressive fashion. He stressed that Israel “must be prepared for every situation.”

“Together with the United States and other partners, we successfully defended the territory of the State of Israel,” Galante said. “The damage caused was very minimal – the result of an impressive operation by the Israel Defense Forces,” he added.

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