Israel-Hamas conflict: In an air strike, Israel killed a top commander of the Hezbollah group Wissam Hassan Tawil in south Lebanon on Monday. The latest strikes resulted after fears rose that the war in Gaza could spread in the Middle East. Amid the escalating exchange of strikes along the Lebanon border, the Israeli attack comes as the fighting in Gaza imposes a mounting toll on the civilians.BREAKING: Lebanese media report that a senior Hezbollah commander was eliminated in an airstrike on his car. pic.twitter.com/6K6baO9Lu2— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) January 8, 2024Earlier, a Hezbollah rocket demolished the sensitive air traffic base in northern Israel in one of the biggest attacks in the past three months. The situation escalated further as strikes-counterstrikes continued, killing a senior Hamas leader in Beirut last week. While the terror organisation called the attack an initial response to the killing of Hamas deputy political leader Saleh Arouri.A significant escalation in the war in northern Israel (border Lebanon), the IDF just eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander, Wissam Al-Tawil (he was the commander of the Radwan force in the South of Lebanon), a major hit for Hezbollah. Below him pictured with Qasem Soleimani… pic.twitter.com/QXfl9XJabZ— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) January 8, 2024What has happened by Israeli strike so farHezbollah claimed that Wissam Hassan Tawil, a leader in a secret Hezbollah force that works along the border, was killed in the attack on an SUV. Since Hamas October 7 invasion into southern Israel, which sparked the Gaza War and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Wissam Hassan Tawil was the highest senior militant in the armed group to be killed.What is the current situation in GazaIsrael claimed to have completed most of its major operations in the northern part of Gaza, concentrating on the central area and the city of Khan Younis in the south. Officials stated that the conflict will go on for many more months as Tel Aviv seeks to dismantle Hamas and return the prisoners abducted after the groups October 7 attack. Over 23,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza as a result of Israels attack, which has also severely damaged the civilians and forced out nearly 85% of its 2.3 million residents.
