ISRAEL has executed Hamas’ top commander and destroyed a key Hezbollah command centre in a deadly blitz.
Tensions between Israel and Iran are skyrocketing and could result in all-out war after Iran launched a missile barrage on Israel – who is now set to strike back.
The head of Hezbollah’s Military Wing Saeed Atallah Ali was killed as precision airstrikes on his apartment were fired.
His apartment was reportedly situated on a Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.
Atallah was a key leader of the al-Qassam brigades, which has been led by Mohammed Deif who was presumed dead in July.
Israel has yet to comment on the deadly strike.
It comes after Israel launched a separate blitz in a Hezbollah command centre on Friday night.
The IDF has confirmed it carried out a strike next to a hospital in southern Lebanon.
The command centre was located in a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital.
In a statement, the IDF said: “The command centre was used by the Hezbollah terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.
It said notices were sent to residents “demanding that any military activity carried out from the hospitals should stop immediately” ahead of the attack.
It comes after Israel wiped out 250 Hezbollah terrorists in just four days since the invasion into Lebanon, says the nation’s military.
The IDF are continuing to fight on multiple fronts across the Middle East with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei even defending Hamas’ October 7 massacre.
Israel launched their ground offensive into Lebanon this week as they continue to look to eliminate Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah from the Middle East.
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The IDF announced the precise operations have already wrecked the Iranian proxy – blasting militants, weapons sites and infrastructure.
In a statement they said: “250 Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated, of which 21 were commanders.”
Along with the kills, the Israeli army also claims to have hit more than 2,000 sites in total during the four-day incursion.
Their ground offensive was met with a strong reaction from arch rivals Iran who have invested billions in Hezbollah to train them up to help fight their battles.
Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant pledged “more surprises in store” for Hezbollah after the assassination of their leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Gallant said: “Hezbollah is receiving very severe blows, one after the other.”
Israel has continued its campaign of assassinations to decapitate Hezbollah even after troops crossed the border.
The IDF today pounded Beirut trying to kills Nasrallah’s cousin and closest aide Hashem Safieddine who was rumoured to be the group’s next leader.
In their biggest strikes on Hezbollah to date, the IDF pounded targets south of the capital, where many of the terror group’s compounds are located.
It remains unclear whether Safieddine was killed in the strike.
Israel has also taken out senior commanders of divisions within the group as it has sought it degrade their capabilities.
Gollant said: “[Hezbollah’s] missile and rocket division suffered a very heavy blow. A significant part was destroyed as a result of a high-quality and precise operation.
“Command and control headquarters, communications, the entire leadership of [the elite Radwan Force], and in fact the entire second and third tiers of command below Nasrallah were eliminated.”
Among those killed in the recent blasts was senior Hezbollah militant, Mohammed Anisi.
So far, ground clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have been confined to a narrow strip along the border.
At least nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in battles as troops are advancing in southern Lebanon trying to wipe out Hezbollah fighters.
The new wave of strikes came after Israel issued another evacuation order for communities across southern Lebanon.
By Nick Parker, Foreign Editor
MORE than 150 Britons have left Beirut on the first UK Government-chartered plane.
There are concerns about how long the Lebanese capital’s airport will remain open as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah.
The Foreign Office said a limited number of additional flights had been chartered.
Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines also continues to operate its scheduled services.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “I urge all British nationals still in Lebanon to register with the FCDO and leave immediately.”
