IDF eliminates Hezbollah Radwan Force battalion commander in southern Lebanon strike

The IDF eliminated Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in Hezbollah's Radwan Force, in a strike on a central headquarters in the Ansar area of southern Lebanon. Several additional terrorists involved in attacks against IDF soldiers were also killed in the overnight operation. The IDF stated Hassan's family was present inside the military headquarters during the strike and was harmed, emphasizing they were not the target and that Hassan used them as human shields. The strike followed a Hezbollah attack on IDF soldiers operating in the Security Zone under the ceasefire agreement.