Jerusalem, May 17 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it struck and killed a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
According to the statement, the commander, whose name was not given, was killed in the village of Mazraat Jemjim, north of Tyre city.
Several Israeli media outlets reported that the Hezbollah commander was attacked by a drone while inside a car.
The IDF statement accused him of "being involved in the reestablishment of Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area," calling such rebuilding efforts and related activity "a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon."
The strike comes despite a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which...