Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon

June 12. (EUROPA PRESS) –

A senior commander of the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah died this Tuesday in a bombing carried out by the Israeli Army in southern Lebanon, in the midst of an upsurge in tensions after more than eight months of fighting in the context of the attacks. executed on October 7 by the Palestinian group Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) against Israeli territory.

The deceased has been identified as Talib Sami Abdullah, alias ‘Hajj Abu Talib’, and the attack took place with a drone that launched three missiles in the city of Juaiya, in the Lebanese district of Tire, according to the network. Lebanese television Al Manar, linked to the group.

Hezbollah has indicated in a statement that it “is mourning” the death of ‘Hajj Abu Talib’, born in 1969 in the city of Aadchit – about 20 kilometers from the place where the attack took place – , “who arose as a martyr on the road to Jerusalem.”

The Israeli Army and Hezbollah – backed by Iran and which has significant political weight in Lebanon – have maintained a series of clashes since October 8, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned last week that the Israeli Army “is prepared for a very powerful action” on the border with Lebanon.