Israel says it killed Hezbollah leader in Lebanon strike

The Israeli army announced Sunday it killed a prominent leader in Hezbollah's "Badr Brigade" following a Saturday attack in the Dair Az-Zahrani area of southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Israeli army said it carried out an attack in the region that resulted in the death of Abu Hassan Ala'a, whom it described as a "prominent leader in the Badr Brigade affiliated with Hezbollah."

The statement added that the attack was a response to an operation the Israeli army claimed Hezbollah carried out against its forces operating in the "security zone." The army linked this operation to the killing of Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, whom it identified as a battalion commander in the "Al-Radwan Force" unit, killed at the unit's headquarters in Ansar.

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prominent leader in the Badr Brigade affiliated with Hezbollah

This development comes amid new security arrangements between Israel and Lebanon. On June 26, the two sides signed an American-sponsored "framework agreement" stipulating a gradual Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territories, starting with experimental zones, in exchange for the deployment of the Lebanese army. The agreement aims to establish a new security framework in the region.

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response to an operation the Israeli army claimed Hezbollah carried out against its forces operating in the 'security zone'