The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that in the recent weeks, the forces were able to execute over 220 Hezbollah terrorist militants in the escalating war between Lebanon and Israel.
In addition, the forces added that they have struck more than 180 infrastructure sites belonging to the Hezbollah terror organization.
In the recent attacks, the Israelis confirmed that they have eliminated the commander of the Radwan force unit, Ahmed Ali Balout.
According to the Israeli forces, the commander served in several positions within the Radwan Force unit and was responsible for launching terror attacks against the Israeli forces and the state of Israel.
“Ahmed Ali Balout served in several positions within the ‘Radwan Force’ Unit during which he was responsible for the unit’s operational preparations to launch terror attacks against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel,” part of the statement from the IDF read.
In addition, the Israeli noted that under the leadership of Ahmed, terrorist Israeli forces in Lebanon were attacked with anti-tank missile fire and explosive devices.
Further, the IDF added that the Radwan Force had made an advanced attempt to seize and conquer the Galilee over the years.
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IDF Hezbollah Terrorists Eliminations
During the ongoing war between Lebanon and Israel, the Israeli forces eliminated senior officials who were heading different units of the Lebanese army.
Among those eliminated, the notable killings added to the recent elimination of Ahmed Ali Balout were the elimination of the Head of the Intelligence Department of the Nasser Unit, Muhammad Ali Bazi.
Additionally, the Israeli forces over the months also eliminated Hezbollah’s Aerial Defense Observation Officer, Hussein Hassan Romani.
In addition, the IDF eliminated Ibrahim Aqil, who was the Hezbollah’s operations commander and commander of the Radwan Force.
Other Hezbollah senior officials killed by the Israeli forces included Mohammed Kaseem Al-Attar, Hassan Yussef Abad Alssatar, Hussein Ahmad Dahraj, Abdullah Abbas Hajazi, Abu Hussein Samir, Mahmoud Yassin Hamad, Abbas Sami Maslamani, Samer SAbdul-Halim Halawi, and Hassan Ali Hussein, among others.
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Recent Attacks during the Lebanese-Israeli War
Currently, the war continues to escalate with reports from the Al Jazeera indicating that the Israeli forces bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs, which was the first attack after the truce on April 17 between Israel and Lebanon.
During the attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, the IDF claimed to have assassinated Malek Balou, a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the Defense Minister, Israel Katz, had instructed the forces to carry out the attack.
Further, the Israeli had continued to launch strikes in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah centers, weapon storage, and infrastructure.
Currently, the IDF maintains ground positions south of the Litani River, preventing the repositioning of the Hezbollah armies.
