IDF claims death of senior Hizbollah commander

The Israeli army is claiming it killed a senior Hizbollah commander in fighting near the Lebanese  border.

The Israeli army is claiming it killed a senior Hizbollah commander in fighting near the Lebanese  border.

The army identified the man as Abu Jaafar and said he was the commander of Hizbollah's "central sector" on the Lebanese border with Israel.

The army said he was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops near the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras.