Tel Aviv. Israel has claimed that it has killed a top Hezbollah commander, Muhammad Hussain Saroor, in a precision strike in Beirut. Sarour was the head of Hezbollah’s air force command. Two people were killed and 15 others were injured in the attack in Dahieh, Beirut, on Thursday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Hezbollah has not yet commented on the death of its commander. Muhammad Hussain Saroor, commander of Hezbollah’s aerial command, was ‘killed’ in a precision strike by the IAF in Beirut, the IDF wrote in a post on the social media platform X.
Sarur had carried out and led several air terrorist attacks targeting Israeli civilians. The post further read “Iron Swords” During the war, it had carried out several terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers using UAVs and explosive devices. In recent years, Sarour led the UAV manufacturing project in southern Lebanon and established UAV manufacturing and intelligence gathering sites in Lebanon, located near Beirut and civilian settlements in southern Lebanon. The IDF further wrote in the post that he was a commander in a surface-to-air missile unit. He also led the “Aziz” unit of Radwan Force. He was also responsible for negotiations on behalf of Hezbollah in Yemen and the Houthi terrorist regime’s aerial command.
At least 23 people, including 19 Syrian refugees, were killed in an Israeli attack on a building near the Syrian-Lebanese border on Thursday, officials said. Four other people were injured in this attack. Nearly 700 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Monday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The attacks this week follow pager and walkie-talkie explosions across the country last week. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the possibility of a ceasefire that could end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as the US and France said they have proposed a halt to fighting for 21 days. He also said that fighting in Gaza will continue until the ‘goal’ of the war is achieved.
Despite the proposal, there are indications that Israel is preparing a possible ground invasion of Lebanon. US President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that the 21-day ceasefire proposal that he and other leaders have called for is gaining global support. We were able to get significant support from Europe as well as Arab countries, Biden told reporters upon returning to the White House on Thursday. It is important that this war does not become widespread.
According to senior administration officials, the President was returning from the United Nations General Assembly, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to discuss the details of the joint statement announcing the resolution. Israel’s Defense Ministry has secured an $8.7 billion US aid package from Washington to support ongoing military efforts. According to the Defense Ministry, the package includes $3.5 billion for essential wartime procurement that has already been transferred and $5.2 billion earmarked for air defense systems.
Israel has said that it is attacking Hezbollah so that its residents can return to the north. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday that Iran “will not remain isolated in the event of a full-scale war in Lebanon” as tensions in the region continue to rise. He also warned that Israel ‘will not be spared for its crimes’. He further said that ‘the risk of conflict in the Middle East region’ would increase if the UN Security Council did not take action to stop Israel’s war and implement an immediate ceasefire.