(Sources near Hezbollah say slain fighter not commander)
JERUSALEM, BEIRUT, March 31 (Reuters) – The Israeli navy mentioned it killed a Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on a automobile in Lebanon on Sunday, figuring out him as Ismail Al-Zin, a commander within the anti-tank missile unit of Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces.
“Al-Zin was a big supply of data concerning anti-tank missiles and was liable for dozens of anti-tank missile assaults towards Israeli civilians, communities and safety forces,” the Israeli navy mentioned.
A supply near Hezbollah mentioned Al-Zin was not a senior determine however confirmed he was in its elite Radwan unit.
Israel has now killed round 25 members of the unit, together with no less than three commanders, resembling
Wissma Tawil
, a senior Hezbollah officer who performed a number one function in directing its operations in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah started launching rockets from hilltops and villages in southern Lebanon at Israel on Oct. 8 in help of its Palestinian ally Hamas, which carried out a cross-border assault into Israel the day past that triggered a fierce Israeli land, air and sea
offensive
on the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s shelling of Lebanon has killed almost 270 Hezbollah fighters, however has additionally killed round 50 civilians – together with youngsters, medics and journalists – and hit each UNIFIL and the Lebanese military.
The U.S. and different international locations have sought to safe a diplomatic decision to the exchanges of fireside between Hezbollah and Israel. Hezbollah mentioned it won’t halt hearth earlier than a ceasefire is applied in Gaza. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell and Suleiman al Khalidi, Enhancing by Louise Heavens and Sharon Singleton)
