Israel claims killing 2 senior military commanders of Hezbollah's elite force

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Israeli army on Tuesday claimed it killed two senior military commanders in the Hezbollah group's elite unit, known as the Radwan force.

In a statement, the army claimed a military drone killed Hussein Azqul, a senior commander in Hezbollah's air defense unit.

It also said it killed Sajed Sarafand in another airstrike, and claimed he was responsible for the aerial unit of the Radwan force.

The army alleged both were involved in attacks against Israeli targets.

The Hezbollah group mourned the two members, saying they were killed "on the road to Jerusalem," in reference to its fight in support of the Palestinian resistance facing the Israeli devastating onslaught in Gaza.

The death toll of the Hezbollah fighters killed by the Israeli forces since Oct. 8 has risen to 287, according to previous statements by the group.

Tension has flared along the border between Lebanon and Israel amid intermittent exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, in the deadliest clashes since the two sides fought a full-scale war in 2006.

The border tension comes amid an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar