Hezbollah confirms senior field commander martyred in Israeli attack

Israel’s military has named a Hezbollah member who was killed after it carried out an air strike targeting his vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.

In a statement carried by the pro-Iranian channel Al Mayadeen, Hezbollah also confirmed Hussain Ibrahim Mekky was martyred by Israeli fire. A statement by Lebanon’s National News Agency said another person was also killed in the Israeli strike.

Israel said Mekky was a senior field commander for Hezbollah’s southern front, accusing him of planning and executing attacks on Israeli territory.

Israel and Lebanon have regularly traded cross-border strikes since the war on Gaza broke out. The violence has killed 413 on the Lebanese side of the border, including 79 civilians, according to a tally by AFP.

Israel says 14 of its soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed.