Top Hezbollah commander who ‘plotted terror attacks against Israel & missile blitzes’ killed in airstrike, IDF says

AN ISRAELI airstrike has taken out a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, the IDF has claimed.

Ismail Yusaf Baz, a senior commander who planned missile strikes against Israel has been “eliminated” in a strike in the Ain Ebel area, according to the IDF.

Footage from the airstrike appears to show the IDF destroying a Hezbollah stronghold

The IDF claimed that the strike killed a top Hezbollah commander

The IDF has claimed that one of their aircraft hit the region, just 7km north of Israel, on Tuesday night.

According to a statement from the IDF: “As part of his position, Ismail was involved in the promotion and planning of rocket and anti-tank missile launches toward Israel from the coastal area of Lebanon.

“In addition, during the war, he organized and planned a number of terror attacks against Israel.