Israel says killed Hezbollah commander in Lebanon strike

TDT | Manama

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An Israeli strike Monday on southern Lebanon killed one person, according to the health ministry, with Israel's military saying it had "eliminated" a Hezbollah commander in the latest raid despite a truce.

Israel has continued to launch strikes on Lebanon since the November 27 ceasefire that largely halted more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed Hezbollah group including two months of all-out war.

The Lebanese health ministry said in a statement that an "Israeli enemy" strike on Monday on the town of Taybeh, near the border, "led to the death of one citizen".

The Israeli military said its forces "eliminated... Hezbollah's artillery commander in the Taybeh area", alleging that during the war, he had "directed and carried out numerous projectile attacks toward the Upper Galilee area" in northern Israel.

Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said the strike hit "in front of a motorcycle repair shop" in the town, in south Lebanon's Marjayoun district.

On Sunday, Lebanon said an Israeli strike killed two people in south Lebanon's Zibqin, as the Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah operatives in the area.

The NNA also reported Israeli strikes on prefabricated homes in south Lebanon's Naqura area on Sunday. Such structures have usually been set up for returning residents whose homes were destroyed in the conflict.

Israeli strikes last week also targeted other south Lebanon locations and even Hezbollah's south Beirut bastion.