Hezbollah drone chief killed in Lebanon – IDF — RT World Information

The Israeli army claimed on Thursday that it had killed Mohammed Srur, allegedly the top of Hezbollah’s drone command, in an airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

Srur, also called Abu Saleh, was supposedly positioned within the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, which Israel has bombed repeatedly since Monday. He was reportedly in command of Hezbollah’s drone, cruise missile and air protection department.

The IDF stated in an announcement that Saleh was killed within the strike. A Lebanese safety supply allegedly near Hezbollah advised AFP that Abu Saleh’s destiny was “nonetheless unclear,” nevertheless.

The Lebanese Well being Ministry has confirmed that two individuals had been killed in Thursday afternoon’s bombing, however has not launched their identities.

In keeping with the IDF, Abu Saleh headed Hezbollah’s drone manufacturing operations in Lebanon. He had beforehand been the group’s attache in Yemen, the place he labored with the Houthis drone and missile forces, the Israeli army claimed.

Israel has killed a minimum of three high Hezbollah commanders since final Friday, together with Ibrahim Aqil, Ahmed Wahbi, and Ibrahim Qubaisi. 

Greater than 700 individuals have been killed within the IDF air marketing campaign in Lebanon, dubbed “Northern Arrows,” in keeping with the Lebanese authorities. 

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