Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah Commander, Ali Ahmad Hussein in Lebanon

The Israeli military on Monday announced the killing of a Hezbollah Commander during an overnight air strike in Lebanon.

Ali Ahmad Hussein of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was “eliminated” by Israeli jets in the as-Sultaniyah area in Southern Lebanon.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Israeli military accused Hussein of attacks against its forces in recent months.

Condemning the attack, the United Nations, UN, special coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, and the commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Aroldo Lazaro, said the violence must stop.

In a joint statement, they said: “The unrelenting cycle of strikes and counterstrikes in breach of the cessation of hostilities constitute the most serious violation of Security Council Resolution 1701 since its adoption in 2006.”

Meanwhile, dozens of rockets have been launched from Lebanon into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Hezbollah fighters said they were targeting an army base and air defence posts in the area.

Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire across Lebanon’s southern frontier in parallel with the Gaza war, adding to fears of a wider regional conflict.

Israeli strikes have killed about 270 Hezbollah fighters in the last six months, as well as around 50 civilians, including children, medics and journalists.

Hezbollah’s rocket fire has killed around a dozen Israeli soldiers and half as many civilians.