IDF kills Hezbollah drone chief Mohammed Srur in an airstrike
- In Reports
- 12:18 PM, Sep 27, 2024
- Myind Staff
Hezbollah drone commander Mohammed Srur, also known as aka Abu Saleh, was killed by the Israeli military on Thursday in an airstrike. The strike took place at a Beirut apartment building. The Israeli Air Force and Intelligence Division conducted the operation, as confirmed by the Israeli Defence Forces, which also released a video of the strike.
According to the report, the attack took place in Dahiyeh, a stronghold for Hezbollah. “In recent years, he was one of the project leaders for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in Lebanon, established sites to create explosives and drones in Lebanon, some of which were located under civilian buildings in the capitals and other areas in Lebanon,” said the IDFin a statement.
The attack occurred near the structure where Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, and other commanders were slain in an explosion last Friday. Two people were reported killed in the Beirut strikes, according to the Lebanese health ministry. One of the officials stated that "three missiles" were fired at "a residential apartment in a 10-storey building."
Following the strikes, Hezbollah confirmed that Israeli forces had targeted its drone chief. According to AFP, a source close to the group claimed that Mohammed Srur was the target of Israeli airstrikes. At the time, the Hezbollah official stated, "The Israeli strike targeted the commander of Hezbollah's drone unit, Mohammed Srur, known as Abu Saleh, whose fate is still unclear." The Israeli military had earlier claimed to be "carrying out precise strikes in Beirut."
With the death of Srur, the IDF has now killed at least four of the top Hezbollah leaders in recent days, including Ibrahim Qubaisi, Ibrahim Aqil, Fuad Shukr, Mohammed Nasser, and Taleb Abdallah. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dimmed hopes for a cease-fire proposal put forth by US and European officials by vowing to launch "full force" strikes against Hezbollah until it stops firing rockets across the border.
As Netanyahu arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, an annual gathering of world leaders, European and American officials applied intense pressure on both sides of the conflict to agree to a proposed 21-day ceasefire to allow time for diplomacy and prevent full-scale warfare.
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