The Lebanese armed group on Wednesday said that Muhammad Nimah Nasser, also known as “Hajj Abu Naameh”, had been killed in an Israel attack. Israel's defence forces confirm the same tweeting on platform X.
The IDF took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), “Muhammad Neamah Naser, the Commander of the Aziz Unit in the Hezbollah Terrorist Organization eliminated. Naser entered his position in 2016 and led the rockets and anti-tank missile attacks from southwestern Lebanon toward Israeli civilians, communities, and security forces. He also directed a large number of terrorist attacks toward Israel both during, and before the war, and he previously held several central roles within the Hezbollah terrorist organisation.”
IDF stated that Hezbollah retaliated and attacked northern Israel with 200-plus missiles. The Hezbollah attack prompted air raid sirens across northern Israel. IDF said that Hezbollah fired massive barrages of projectiles toward northern Israel. Approx. 200 projectiles were launched toward the Golan area, some of which were intercepted by the IDF Aerial Defense Array and the IAF. Over 20 suspicious aerial targets were launched toward Israeli territory, several were intercepted.
As Israel is stuck in Gaza, tensions with Hezbollah may open a new front of war in northern Israel. It may lead the already toxic situation of the Middle East into a more poisonous one. Fire incidents were also reported in northern Israel in between the attacks of Hazebollah on 4th July.
French President Emmanuel Macron has already appealed for de-escalation. He urged Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent a “conflagration” between Israel and Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, during a telephone call between the two leaders. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed organisation that operates in southern Lebanon. Israel considers it a terrorist organisation so as does the USA.
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