An alleged Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters.
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The security sources identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm.
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"This is a very painful strike," one of the security sources said.
Hezbollah has lost over 130 terrorists in Israeli shelling on southern Lebanon since cross-border bombardment began in the aftermath of Hamas's rampage in Israeli territory on Oct. 7.
Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah cautioned Israel in two televised addresses last week against launching a full-scale war on Lebanon.
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