Arabic media reported on Wednesday afternoon that two people were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle in Tyre, Lebanon by an Israeli UAV.
The Arabic language Sky News channel reported that Abu Ali Nasser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization's Aziz unit, was killed in the airstrike. The Aziz unit is one of three regional units Hezbollah operates in southern Lebanon and is responsible for the terrorist group's activities along the eastern portion of the Israel-Lebanon border.
Hezbollah later confirmed that Ali Nasser was assassinated. The IDF also confirmed the airstrike.
"Earlier today (Wednesday), the IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Neamah Naser, the commander of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s Aziz Unit which is responsible for firing from southwestern Lebanon at Israeli territory," the IDF stated.
"Muhammad Neamah Naser entered his position in 2016 and led the firing of rockets and anti-tank missiles from southwestern Lebanon toward Israeli civilians, communities, and security forces. Furthermore, Naser directed a large number of terror attacks toward Israel both during and before the war, and he previously held several central roles within the Hezbollah terrorist organization."
Naser was the counterpart of Sami Taleb Abdullah, the commander of the Nasser Unit, who was eliminated last month. Together, they served as two of the most significant Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese media reported that following the assassination, Hezbollah fired about 50 rockets at northern Israel in retaliation.
Ali Nasser was involved in the murder and kidnapping of two IDF soldiers in a cross-border raid in 2006. The murder and kidnapping sparked the Second Lebanon War.
Overnight, the IAF struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in the areas of Blida, Yaroun, and Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon. Moreover, the IAF struck a Hezbollah military structure in the area of Aitaroun. Additionally, IDF artillery struck to remove threats in the areas of Labbouneh and Chihine.