The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday targeted and killed Ali Abd al-Qader Ismail, a Hezbollah commander serving at the headquarters of the terrorist group’s Bint Jbeil sector in southeastern Lebanon.
A day earlier, the IDF killed Ali Mohammad Hassan Qoutan, a personnel officer in Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil sector, the military said.
The two terrorists were involved in efforts to rehabilitate the Iranian-backed terrorist organization.
כלי טיס של חיל האוויר תקף וחיסל מוקדם יותר היום (ו'), בהכוונת אוגדה 91, את המחבל עלי מחמד חסן קוצאן, אחראי כוח האדם של גזרת בינת ג'בל בארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.
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Also on Saturday, the IDF targeted and killed Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Haidar Abboud, in a strike in the Debaal area of Southern Lebanon’s Tyre District.
Abboud was responsible for operations in a battalion belonging to the elite Radwan Force. An additional terrorist who served as an artillery operative was also killed.
The terrorists were involved in efforts to rehabilitate Hezbollah infrastructure and advance terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.
On Thursday, Israeli Air Force jets targeted Hezbollah sites in Southern Lebanon, killing at least one terrorist and destroying infrastructure, including a rocket launcher and weapons storage facilities.
In a separate strike on Thursday, the IAF killed another Hezbollah terrorist in the Ayta ash-Shab area.
The presence of terrorists and weapons in these regions “constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF said, adding that it “will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel.”
On Nov. 26, 2024, Jerusalem and Beirut reached a ceasefire deal aimed at ending more than a year of conflict between the IDF and Hezbollah. The Shi’ite terrorist organization began attacking the Jewish state the day after the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.
Since the truce, the IDF has carried out regular strikes to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities in violation of the deal.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has rejected demands to disarm in line with the ceasefire. Earlier this month, he warned that the terrorist group was “recovering and ready now” to confront Israel’s army.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday emphasized Jerusalem’s commitment to maintaining force presence in Lebanon.
“Our doctrine of offensive action remains unchanged, and we will see it through until a complete and lasting victory,” he said.
