Israel says it killed 2 Hezbollah commanders

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its air force jets struck and killed two Hezbollah commanders in south Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported.

According to the army, one of the slain terrorists was Ahmad Mustaga Alhaj Ali, responsible for the firing of hundreds of rockets and anti-tank missiles at the city of Kiryat Shmona.

The other was Muhammad Ali Hamdan, commander of anti-tank corps in Meiss Ej Jabal, across the border from Kiryat Shmona. He too was behind many attacks on northern communities, the army says.

In addition, the IDF says that yesterday and overnight it struck weapons caches in south Lebanon and Beirut. It says that ahead of the strikes in Beirut it took various steps to limit harm to civilians, including advance warnings to evacuate.