A prominent member of Hezbollah’s air defense unit was killed in a drone strike in northeastern Lebanon earlier on July 6, the Israel Defense Forces says, Report informs referring to The Times of Israel.
According to the military, Maytham Mustafa al-Attar was considered to be “a significant source of knowledge” in Hezbollah’s air defense unit, and was involved in planning and carrying out attacks against Israel.
The IDF says al-Attar obtained his knowledge during visits to Iran, and was involved in helping the Lebanese terror group procure Iranian weapons.
Al-Attar was hit while driving near the town of Shaat in the northeastern Baalbek district, around 100 kilometers from the Israeli border.
The IDF says his killing is “a blow to the capabilities of Hezbollah’s air defense unit.”
Hezbollah has announced al-Attar’s death, which brings the terror group’s death toll amid the war in Gaza to at least 361.