BEIRUT, Jan. 8 – An Israeli military offensive in southern Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit, three security sources told Reuters.
Security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, deputy commander of the Radwan force.
He and another Hezbollah terrorist were killed in a car crash during an attack on the Lebanese village of Majdal Serm, the statement said.
“This is a very painful attack,” one security official said. Another said: “It's only going to get worse.”
Israeli artillery fire has killed more than 130 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon since cross-border shelling began in response to Hamas' attacks on Israeli territory on October 7.
Another 19 people were killed in Syria.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel in two televised speeches last week. not start All-out war against Lebanon.
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“Anyone who thinks of going to war with us will, in a word, regret it,” Nasrallah said.
