AN ISRAELI airstrike has taken out a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, the Israel Defensive Forces (IDF) has claimed.

Ismail Yusaf Baz, a senior commander who planned missile strikes against Israel has been “eliminated” in a strike in the Ain Ebel area, according to the IDF.

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The IDF has claimed that one of their aircraft hit the region, just 7km north of Israel, on Tuesday night.

According to a statement from the IDF: “Ismail was involved in the promotion and planning of rocket and anti-tank missile launches toward Israel from the coastal area of Lebanon.

“During the war, he organized and planned a number of terrorist attacks against Israel.”

Hezbollah and the IDF fought fire with fire on Tuesday, with the Iranian-backed militants launching explosive-laden drones at northern Israel.

Local reports suggest that three people were injured in the attacks.

In a statement, Hezbollah claims that it targeted Israel’s Iron Dome defence unit in Beit Hillel, claiming that they had directly hit it and killed several crew members.

Hezbollah is yet to comment on the IDF’s claim that they killed Ismail Yusaf Baz.

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