A senior Hezbollah military commander was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.This was confirmed by the Lebanese movement, an ally of Hamas. Hezbollah said in the statement that the deceased is Commander Sami Abdallah, alias Abu Taleb.
According to a Lebanese military source, the attack occurred in southern Lebanon, killing three other people. The commander “is the most important Hezbollah member to die so far since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip,” the statement states. “With great pride and honor, the Islamic Resistance announces the martyrdom of Commander Taleb Sami Abdallah, born in 1969 in the city of Adchit, in southern Lebanon, who rose as a martyr on the way to Jerusalem,” he adds.
The pro-Iran movement later announced the death of a second fighterwhom a group source identified as Mohamad Bussein Sabra, also known as Baqer.
The Israeli army has maintained strong attacks towards southern Lebanon since Hezbollah added its support to Hamas. The almost daily exchange of fire between Israel and the Lebanese group has increased in intensity in recent days and has left at least 458 dead in Lebanon, of which about 90 are civilians. And on the Israeli side, at least 15 soldiers and 11 civilians have died in these clashes and fires.
The United States warned last Wednesday that an “escalation” in Lebanon, as the Israeli prime minister had announced, would deteriorate security in the country, after Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country is “ready for an operation.” very intense” on the Lebanese border.
“We do not want to see that escalation of the conflict, which would only lead to further loss of life for both Israelis and Lebanese and would greatly damage Israel’s security and stability in the region,” said US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
