Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets at Israel after senior commander killed
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets towards Israel Thursday in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander amid growing fears of a new escalation in fighting on Lebanon's southern border with Israel.
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets towards Israel Thursday in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander amid growing fears of a new escalation in fighting on Lebanon's southern border with Israel.
In one of the largest attacks in recent months, the Iran-backed militia said in a statement that it had fired over 200 rockets at several Israeli military facilities. In a separate statement late Wednesday, Hezbollah said it had fired over 100 rockets at bases near Israel's northern border.
Both attacks came after the group confirmed that Muhammad Na’ima Nasser, one its senior field commanders, had been killed in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
The Israeli military later confirmed that they “struck and eliminated” Nasser, who was also known as Hajj Abu Na’ima, in a statement Wednesday.
Hezbollah Military Commander Mohammed Naameh Nasser, also known as Hajj Abu Na’ima. Hezbollah Military Media Office / AFP - Getty ImagesThe statement said he was a commander with Hezbollah’s Aziz Unit, “responsible for firing from southwestern Lebanon at Israeli territory.”
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