Israel assassinates Hezbollah commander, Sami Taleb Abdullah

Hezbollah hits Israeli Meron Control base in retaliation

 

Admin I Thursday, June 13, 2024

 

TEL AVIV – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has announced that it succeeded in assassinating, Sami Taleb Abdullah,  a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, adding that he was killed along with three of his lieutenants. 

In a statement, the IDF said he was killed when it struck a Hezbollah command and control center used to direct attacks from southeastern Lebanon.

“Last night (Tuesday), a Hezbollah command and control center in the area of Jouaiyya in southern Lebanon, which was used to direct terror attacks against Israeli territory from southeastern Lebanon in recent months, was struck by the IAF.

“ As part of the strike, Sami Taleb Abdullah, the commander of the Nasr Unit in the Hezbollah terrorist organization, was eliminated. Sami Taleb Abdullah was one of Hezbollah’s most senior commanders in southern Lebanon”, the IDF said in a statement by Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. 

He added that for many years, he planned, advanced, and carried out a large number of terror attacks against Israeli civilians.

Abu Talib is considered a historical leader in the Islamic resistance, as he participated in the fighting fronts in the Bosnian war in the early nineties, supporting Muslims there, alongside the Islamic leader Alija Izetbegovic.

Meanwhile Hezbollah  said it has  responded to the assassination carried out by the  IDF in the town of Joya and the injury of civilians,

“The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance bombed the headquarters of the Air Control Unit and the Air Operations Department in the northern direction of the Meron base with dozens of Katyusha rockets and artillery shells”, the group said. ‏