The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) introduced the elimination of Muhammad Hussein Srour, Commander of the organisation’s Aerial Command, in a precision airstrike in Beirut.
In a big blow to Hezbollah, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) introduced the elimination of Muhammad Hussein Srour, Commander of the organisation’s Aerial Command, in a precision airstrike in Beirut.
Sharing a put up on X, the IDF wrote, “Eliminated: Commander of Hezbollah’s Aerial Command, Muhammad Hussein Srour, in a precise IAF strike in Beirut.”
The IDF additional stated that Srour was accountable for advancing quite a few aerial terrorist assaults focusing on Israeli civilians.
“Srour advanced and directed numerous aerial terrorist attacks aimed at Israeli civilians. During the “Iron Swords” war, he executed several terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers using UAVs and explosive devices,” the put up stated.
“In recent years, Srour led the manufacturing project of UAVs in southern Lebanon and established UAV manufacturing and intelligence gathering sites in Lebanon, located adjacent to civilian infrastructure in Beirut and southern Lebanon,” the put up added.
The IDF additionally stated that Srour’s function prolonged to the commander of the surface-to-air missile unit, in addition to the “Aziz” Unit of the Radwan Force. It stated, “He was also the commander in the surface-to-air missile unit, commander in the “Aziz” Unit of the Radwan Force and Hezbollah’s emissary to Yemen and the Houthi terrorist regime’s Aerial Command.”
Meanwhile, amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon, the United States has known as for a 21 day ceasefire on the Israel-Lebanon border to forestall an escalation of warfare and provides diplomacy an opportunity there and in Gaza.
Voicing their assist for this plan are US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III, British Defence Secretary John Healey, and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, who met in London on Thursday on the AUKUS protection ministerial assembly, the Pentagon stated in a press launch.
“The state of affairs in Lebanon and northern Israel is deeply troubling. Lebanese Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terrorist group, started firing rockets into Israel in an unprovoked assault the day after the October 7, 2023, terrorist assault by Hamas, Austin stated.
“Hezbollah has not stopped since. Like some other state, Israel has a proper to defend itself. And virtually a yr later, tens of 1000’s of Israeli and Lebanese civilians nonetheless can’t safely return house, and we now face the chance of an all-out warfare, one other full-scale warfare, which could possibly be devastating for each Israel and Lebanon, he added.
Austin additional stated that regardless of the sharp escalation in latest days, a diplomatic resolution continues to be viable.
“A diplomatic solution, not a military solution, is the only way to ensure that displaced civilians on both sides of the border can finally go back home,” he stated.
Calling for an instantaneous ceasefire, Austin stated, “An immediate 21-day ceasefire will provide time for the diplomacy needed to achieve a durable arrangement that will allow Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return safely to their homes. This time can also be used to conclude and implement a deal to secure a cease-fire in Gaza and to bring all of the hostages home.”
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