Ali Hussein Barji, commander of Hezbollah's air force in southern Lebanon, was reportedly killed in a car explosion outside a funeral service on Tuesday.
Blaj was attending the funeral of Wissam al-Tawil, a senior Hezbollah special forces commander, when his car was allegedly attacked in an Israeli airstrike (The Times of Israel). report. Al-Tawil reportedly died on Monday when his car exploded, either in an airstrike or an unspecified roadside bomb. (Related: Three Hamas executives killed in Lebanon)
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“Right before the funeral of Hezbollah official Wissam Tawil, a vehicle was attacked near his brother's home in the village of Harebat Salem in southern Lebanon,” Kan11's Arab affairs correspondent Roy Qais claimed. Tweet shared a video of the aftermath of the reported strike.
A close-up video was taken of the aftermath of the explosion. tweeted Joe Truzman is a Middle East analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focusing on Palestinian terrorism and regional non-state actors.
“It appears that a vehicle was targeted in the village of Kerbet Serm in southern Lebanon. The strike took place near the funeral procession of Hezbollah commander Wissam Taweel,” Turzman wrote.
The vehicle appears to have been targeted in the village of Kerbet Serm in southern Lebanon. The strike took place near the funeral procession of Hezbollah commander Wissam Taweel. pic.twitter.com/dv0CRRtLMD
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Video showed the ruins of a car emitting smoke. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not yet officially commented or claimed responsibility for the attack, The Times of Israel reported. Hezbollah has been firing rockets and sending drones into Israel since October 8, citing its solidarity with Hamas, and the Lebanese terrorist group has suffered some 130 casualties in retaliatory attacks by the Jewish state. Covered.
Blasi has been responsible for dozens of drone attacks in northern Israel since the outbreak of violence, including an attack on the IDF's Northern Command headquarters in Safed, the Times of Israel reported.
