India, March 26 -- The anti-tank commander of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed during a drone strike conducted by Israel in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, media reports said on Tuesday.

The deceased person was identified as Hassan Kamal Halawi.

He was the chief of Hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit.

"During the war, Halawi was responsible for numerous terror attacks against the State of Israel. He facilitated the movement of operatives and the supply of weapons into southern Lebanon. In recent months, Halawi continued to engage in terrorist activity against Israeli civilians," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement as quoted by The Times of Israel.

The body of the Hezbollah leader was reportedly transported by civil d...