Israeli army claims Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon

Published June 5, 2026 Updated June 5, 2026 01:28pm

The Israeli army claims that it killed Abdul Harb, a commander in Hezbollah’s engineering unit, in a strike last week. The Lebanese group has not confirmed the killing, according to Al Jazeera.

In a statement on X, the army claimed Harb was involved in assembling and activating explosives aimed at Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon.

It described him as a senior Hezbollah commander who had been involved in attacks on Israeli forces since the 2006 Lebanon war.

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