JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it killed a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
The IDF said in a statement that its aircraft struck and killed Ali Abd al-Qader Ismail, a commander in the headquarters of the Bint Jbeil sector of Hezbollah.
It claimed that Ismail was involved in efforts to "rehabilitate" Hezbollah's capabilities in the area of Bint Jbeil.
Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said that an Israeli drone targeted a car on the road in the Tyre district in southern Lebanon, resulting in the death of one person.
On Friday, the IDF said it killed Mohammad Hassan Qoutan, the personnel officer for Hezbollah's Bint Jbeil sector, who had been operating to recruit militants to rebuild Hezbollah forces in the area.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, mediated by the United States and France, has been in place since late November last year, halting the hostilities between them that erupted following the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
Despite the truce, the Israeli army continues to carry out occasional strikes in Lebanon, citing "threats" posed by Hezbollah, and maintains a presence at five strategic locations along the Lebanese border. ■
