Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon

Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon

Emanuel Fabian

The Hezbollah terror group announces the death of a senior commander in an alleged Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon earlier tonight.

Hezbollah in a statement says Taleb Abdullah, from the south Lebanon town of Aadachit, was killed “on the road to Jerusalem,” the terror group’s term for Israeli strikes.

Abdullah was killed in a strike in the town of Jouaiyya.

Hezbollah refers to Abdullah as a commander.

The terror group rarely refers to its senior operatives slain in Israeli strikes as commanders. The only other operative referred to as a commander was Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of the terror group’s elite Radwan force, killed by Israel in January.

According to reports, Abdullah commanded a Hezbollah regional division in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah in a statement says Taleb Abdullah, from the south Lebanon town of Aadachit, was killed "on the road to Jerusalem," the terror group's term for Israeli strikes. Abdullah was killed in a strike in the town of Jouaiyya. Hezbollah refers to Abdullah as a commander. The terror group rarely refers to its senior operatives slain in Israeli strikes as commanders. The only other operative referred to as a commander was Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of the terror group's elite Radwan unit, killed by Israel in January. According to reports, Abdullah commanded a Hezbollah regional division in southern Lebanon.