Israel kills artillery commander of Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel’s army has said it killed a leading artillery commander of Hezbollah in Lebanon, as conflict continues to worsen in the Middle East, Middle East Eye reported on June 19th.

Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, said the commander, Yassin Abdel Moneim Ezzedine, was involved in arranging attacks on Israel’s targets and was also involved in efforts to regain the Lebanese militant group’s artillery strength.

As of yet, Hezbollah has not issued a statement on the killing. Previously, on June 6th, Israel said it will continue attacking Lebanon unless Hezbollah lays down its weapons, Al-Monitor via AFP reported.

Middle East Eye, Al-Monitor via AFP, Maghrebi.org