Israel says kills a Hezbollah rocket unit leader in Lebanon

The hostilities have raised fears of all-out conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which fought a war in 2006.




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What you need to know:

  • The Israeli army said the Bazuriyeh strike killed the deputy head of Hezbollah's rocket unit, identifying him as Ali Abdel Hassan Naim, "one of the leaders for heavy-warhead rocket fire and responsible for conducting and planning attacks against Israeli civilians".