IDF kills second Hezbollah commander in round of weekend strikes in southern Lebanon
- ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMAUGUST 16, 2026 08:34The IDF killed senior Hezbollah commander Abu Hassan Alaa during weekend strikes in the Deir ez-Zahrani area in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
- Alaa served as a commander in Hezbollah's Bader Unit and had carried out attacks on IDF soldiers operating in the region.
- The military noted that its strikes came alongside those from over the weekend at Hezbollah's headquarters in the Ansar area, in which Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force unit, was killed.
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- ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAMAUGUST 16, 2026 08:34The IDF killed senior Hezbollah commander Abu Hassan Alaa during weekend strikes in the Deir ez-Zahrani area in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.
- Alaa served as a commander in Hezbollah's Bader Unit and had carried out attacks on IDF soldiers operating in the region.
- The military noted that its strikes came alongside those from over the weekend at Hezbollah's headquarters in the Ansar area, in which Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force unit, was killed.
Sources: Jpost