Hezbollah announced late Thursday night the death of its drone unit’s commander, Mohammad Srour, in the Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
On Thursday afternoon, the Israeli army announced it had conducted a “precise strike” in the area, near Al Qaim Mosque, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander known as “Abou Saleh,” who is the chief of the group’s drone unit.
Later, it confirmed the death of Srour while Hezbollah remained silent until well after midnight.
“The Israeli strike targeted the commander of Hezbollah’s drone unit, Mohammed Srour, known as Abu Saleh, whose fate remains unclear,” a source close to Hezbollah told AFP, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The location of the Israeli strike is near where Ibrahim Aqil, the chief of the Radwan forces, was previously targeted. Witnesses reported that the raid involved three missiles, launched from an F-35, hitting an apartment.
Rescue and emergency teams have since entered the targeted ten-story building situated at the intersection of the Al Rweiss neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, where four persons has been reported dead and four others injured so far.
According to Israeli media sources, this targeting in the southern suburbs of Beirut is in response to the ballistic rocket fired by Hezbollah toward Tel Aviv last Wednesday.
This operation follows a series of heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with escalating military actions reported in recent days. Details regarding casualties or damage from the raid are still emerging. The operation underscores the ongoing conflict and the volatile situation in the region, as both sides remain on high alert.
Israeli Air Strike on the Southern Suburb of Beirut pic.twitter.com/eCd28Rio5o
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