Israeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on January 8 killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters, Report informs.

The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm.

Israeli bombardment has killed more than 130 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon since cross-border shelling began in the aftermath of Hamas's attack on Israeli territory on October 7.