JERUSALEM: Israel’s army introduced on Tuesday that the commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket unit was killed in an airstrike on Monday in southern Lebanon. In an announcement, the army stated Ali Tawfiq Dweiq was killed by the Israeli Air Pressure within the village of Kfar Jouz, close to the city of Nabatieh.
Dweiq had commanded Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket array since September 2024, changing the earlier commander, who was additionally killed by Israel. The Israeli army stated Dweiq was liable for launching greater than 300 projectiles towards Israel, together with strikes on Haifa and central Israel.
Over the previous few months, Israel has struck “dozens” of infrastructure websites utilized by Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket array and weapons storage amenities, in accordance with the army.
The assassination of Dweiq is the most recent in a collection of focused killings by Israel, together with the September airstrike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah late chief Hassan Nasrallah, Xinhua information company reported.
Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in a cross-border battle since October final 12 months.
