LEBANON – An Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah commander and another member in southern Lebanon, according to a statement released by the Israeli army on Tuesday.

A military statement said that Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, whom the army called a commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, was killed in a strike in the town of Deir Kifa in the Tyre district on Monday.

The army said another Hezbolah member was killed in a drone strike in Beit Lif town in Bint Jbeil district on Monday, without identifying him.

Cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated into a full-scale war in September 2024. Despite a November ceasefire, Israeli forces have conducted near-daily attacks in southern Lebanon, claiming to target Hezbollah’s activities.