Israel claims to have killed deputy commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Lebanon strike

By Abdelraouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army claimed Wednesday to have assassinated the deputy commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, in an airstrike in southern Lebanon.

A military statement said Shahadi was killed in a strike in Nabatieh based on precise intelligence information.

The army claimed that Shahadi was responsible for carrying out several attacks against Israel.

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the claim.

The Israeli claim came one day after Hezbollah elected Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem as its new leader, succeeding Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month.

Israel last month launched a massive air campaign in Lebanon against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Over 2,700 people have been killed and nearly 12,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.
Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio