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Israel says it killed high-ranking Hezbollah commander
9 January 2024 20:20 GMT
Israel announced that it killed the commander of Hezbollah's aerial unit in southern Lebanon in an air strike on Tuesday.
This followed their statement that he orchestrated an attack on an Israeli army headquarters base in northern Israel earlier that day.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the chief spokesperson for the Israeli military, said Ali Hussein Barji was responsible for numerous drone attacks on Israel. This comes as Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in their most intense conflict in 17 years.