The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday released footage of a drone strike that killed a senior Hezbollah official in southern Lebanon.
According to Times of Israel military correspondent Emmanuel Fabian, the Israel Defense Forces named the man killed as Ali Naim, who was “deputy commander of Hezbollah’s rocket force.” (Related article: Self-proclaimed Hezbollah member arrested while crossing border in Texas, says he wanted to make a bomb)
The IDF said Naim was “considered to be an important source of knowledge for the terrorist group and a leader in the rocket field” and “one of the leaders in launching heavy rockets and leading attacks on Israeli civilians.” “I am responsible for implementation and planning.” According to Fabian’s tweet. The tweet noted that Hezbollah acknowledged killing Naim but did not mention his rank in the statement.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that it had eliminated the deputy commander of Hezbollah’s rocket force in a drone strike in southern Lebanon earlier today.
Ali Naim was hit by his car this morning in the town of Bazourieh, near Tire.
According to the IDF, Naim is “considered to be a person of interest…” pic.twitter.com/CzXqiHxFVl
— Emmanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 29, 2024
Video released by the Israel Defense Forces showed the car suddenly bursting into flames and debris scattered from the scene of the crash.
Hezbollah is an organization based in Lebanon terrorist Joe Truzman, a senior analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the organization acknowledged six additional losses in the “past 12 hours.”
Hevzollah suffered losses in Israeli airstrikes, including the deputy commander of its rocket and missile force, Ali Naaim. The group did not provide details about their deaths, but airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Syria over the past 12 hours likely caused their deaths. pic.twitter.com/VFrU0G1ScA
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 29, 2024
The tweet included an image of a slain Hezbollah official. Overall, Hezbollah suffered approximately 270 deaths from Israeli military attacks. according to posted on Deutsche Welle since the terrorist organization opened fire on Israel on October 8 for its solidarity with Hamas. The paper noted that Israelis have suffered approximately 12 military losses and six civilian deaths from Hezbollah attacks.
