Hezbollah confirms fighter killed in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah confirms that another of its operatives, identified as Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad, has been killed.
Earlier today, the group announced that a paramedic with the Lebanese civil defence teams and another fighter were killed as a result of Israeli military air strikes in Meiss el-Jabal in southern Lebanon.
Israel says killing of Hezbollah commander ‘significant blow’ to group’s ability
The Israeli military has claimed responsibility for the assassination of the Hezbollah operative that the Lebanese group confirmed was killed today.
It released aerial footage of a drone strike on a motorcycle purportedly in the southern Lebanon village of Aabba, adding that Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad was a commander in the Radwan unit of Hezbollah.
It said the assassination will deal a “significant blow” to Hezbollah’s ability to carry out attacks on Israel. The Israeli military also claimed an air strike on a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon’s Kfar Kila.
It reported that multiple explosive-laden drones have been launched from Lebanon today, with several making impact in the Mount Meron area but inflicting no casualties.
Rockets launched at base housing US troops in Iraq
Multiple reports indicate explosions in the vicinity of the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq, where US troops are stationed.
Reuters news agency cited unnamed security sources as saying at least two rockets were fired at the base, which has been a repeat target of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq umbrella group of Iran-aligned forces.
US personnel injured in strike on base in Iraq
Reuters news agency is reporting that US personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq.
Citing three unnamed US officials, the report states that “several” personnel were injured.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/05/politics/personnel-injured-iraq-al-asad-airbase/index.html
Isfahan explosion-like sounds were ‘training exercises’: Iran’s IRGC
Multiple loud explosions were heard in Isfahan in central Iran in the past few hours in a tense night across the Middle East.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says in a statement that the sounds were a result of training exercises for commandos enrolled at Amir Al-Momenin University of Military Sciences and Technology.
Mohammad Reza Jannesari, the political and security deputy for the province, also confirmed to state media that the sounds were related to a drill.