Targeted killing

Israel: Hezbollah terrorist eliminated in Lebanon

The vehicle of the Hezbollah terrorist (marked red in the picture) was hit by a rocket.(Bild: kameraOne (Screenshot))

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it had "eliminated" an important commander of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon in an airstrike. The vehicle in which the man was traveling was hit by a rocket, according to the statement.

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the targeted Hezbollah fighter was Mustafa Hassan Salman, a member of the Hezbollah militia's rocket unit. According to the IDF, he was involved in the planning and execution of numerous terrorist attacks against the State of Israel.

"The IDF will continue to act against the threat posed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization in order to defend the State of Israel," emphasized an Israeli army spokesperson. Hezbollah, for its part, does not want to stop its attacks on Israel until there is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

(Bild: kameraOne (Screenshot))

Fear of the conflict spreading
Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting almost daily since the beginning of the Gaza war, and the intensity has recently increased significantly. There are fears that the conflict could escalate.

Israel wants the Iranian-backed Shia militia to withdraw behind the Litani River, 30 kilometers from the border - as stipulated by a UN resolution.