{"id":4774,"date":"2024-01-08T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=4774"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:20:45","slug":"israeli-airstrikes-target-prominent-hezbollah-leader-wissam-tawil-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/08\/israeli-airstrikes-target-prominent-hezbollah-leader-wissam-tawil-in-southern-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Airstrikes Target Prominent Hezbollah Leader Wissam Tawil in Southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Hezbollah revealed the killing of one of its military leaders in southern Lebanon due to Israeli shelling.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah stated that Wissam Tawil, the prominent leader known as &#8220;Hajj Jawad,&#8221; was killed in an Israeli shelling.<\/p>\n<p>Wissam Tawil is the most prominent field commander targeted by Israel since the beginning of the confrontations on October 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Wissam Tawil was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike targeting his car in the town of Khirbet Salim in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0632\u0628_\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/a> \u064a\u0624\u0643\u062f \u0627\u063a\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0644 \u0648\u0633\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644 &#8220;\u062c\u0648\u0627\u062f&#8221; \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0643\u062a\u064a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0636\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u063a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0625\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKVBMJDhog\">pic.twitter.com\/RKVBMJDhog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0631\u0635\u062f (@Rassd_Oman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rassd_Oman\/status\/1744330284554756217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Details of the assassination of Wissam Tawil<\/h3>\n<p>According to a security source cited by the &#8220;France Presse&#8221; agency, his car was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The source mentioned that the targeted official held a leadership role in the operational management of Hezbollah in the south.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the leader &#8220;was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his car in the town of Khirbet Salim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In context, Reuters reported that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon resulted in the killing of a senior commander in the Al-Ridwan Force affiliated with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udcf8\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639\u0647 \u0628\u0640\u0650 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u0627\u0633\u0645_\u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0633\u0646_\u0646\u0635\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0645\u0627\u062f_\u0645\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0629<\/a> .. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0632\u0628_\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/a> \u064a\u0646\u0634\u0631 \u0635\u0648\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u064a \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0642\u0648\u0629_\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0636\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0627\u063a\u062a\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u062c\u064a\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644\u064a \u0628\u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u062a\u0647 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628_\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646<\/a> \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062e\u0631\u0628\u0647_\u0633\u0644\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627_\u0628\u0637\u0645\u0647<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gaza<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hezbollah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hezbollah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0646\u062a\u0646\u064a\u0627\u0647\u0648<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%87_%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0647_\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0648\u0645_\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0646\u062a\u0635\u0631<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%87_%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0647_\u062a\u0628\u0627\u062f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062c\u0646\u064a\u0646<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LUP1tWrX8J\">pic.twitter.com\/LUP1tWrX8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1744346336080646391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army had reported that fighter jets conducted airstrikes on what they claimed were Hezbollah-affiliated infrastructure inside Lebanon.<\/p>\n<h3>Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel<\/h3>\n<p>Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed daily exchanges of shelling between the Israeli occupation army and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/06\/hezbollah-rockets-strike-israeli-base-in-retaliation-escalating-tensions-unfold\/\"> Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The party announces targeting Israeli military sites and positions, while the Israeli army responds with aerial and artillery bombardment, claiming to target what it calls &#8220;infrastructure&#8221; and movements of Hezbollah fighters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4777\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil.jpg\" alt=\"Hezbollah leader Wissam Tawil\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Israel-assassinates-Hezbollah-leader-Wissam-Tawil-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel assassinates Hezbollah leader Wissam Tawil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expectations for the war to escalate have increased after the assassination of the Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, in an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/12\/26\/subterranean-complexities-revealed-hezbollahs-tunnels-in-lebanon-aided-by-north-korean-backing\/\">Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah responded by launching more than 60 rockets at a military airbase in northern occupied Palestine, stating that this bombardment is part of the &#8220;initial response&#8221; to the assassination of al-Arouri.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Hezbollah revealed the killing of one of its military leaders in southern Lebanon due to Israeli shelling. 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