A leader of al-Radwan force and Hezbollah fighter killed Monday, according to Israeli army

BEIRUT —The Israeli army said Tuesday it killed two Hezbollah members, including an al-Radwan force commander, as U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met Lebanese leaders to discuss state control over Hezbollah's weapons.

'Plots against Israeli citizens'

"Within two hours, the defense forces eliminated a commander of the al-Radwan force and another Hezbollah member," posted on X the Arabic-speaking spokesman of the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee. The first strike was carried out in the Deir Kifa region, and "eliminated Ali Abdel Hassan Haidar, a commander of the Hezbollah al-Radwan force," he announced, adding that the man was "behind plots against Israeli citizens and the Israeli army, and had concocted a plan to occupy Galilee."

According to the Israeli army, Haidar also participated in attempts to rebuild Hezbollah's infrastructure in southern Lebanon. "His activities constitute a flagrant violation of agreements between Israel and Lebanon," the spokesperson added. This fighter was killed in a strike on the van he was driving in Deir Kifa (Sour district.)

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The Israeli army also announced attacking the village of Beit Lif in southern Lebanon, two hours later, where it killed another Hezbollah member, who was not named. A man named Hadi Rameh Moustapha was killed in a drone strike on his moped Monday.

Hezbollah had already announced in the previous hours that these two fighters came from its ranks and that they will be buried in the afternoon in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli army continues its aggressions and targeted assassinations in southern Lebanon despite a cease-fire adopted on Nov. 27, 2024, after more than a year of open war between the Hebrew state and Hezbollah.

The Shiite party had opened a support front in Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after Hamas attacked Israel. Since the beginning of the truce, Israeli strikes and fire have killed more than 250 people, according to U.N. figures.

Furthermore, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, Israeli helicopters dropped grenades twice on Kfar Kila, notably targeting a statue honoring Imam Hussein, a Shiite figure whose death is commemorated during Ashura.