The IDF said on Tuesday that it had killed Qassem Saqlawi, the Commander of the Rocket and Missile Array in Hezbollah’s Coastal Sector.
Saqlawi was responsible for planning and executing numerous rocket attacks against the Israeli home front © Mena Today
The IDF said on Tuesday that it had killed Qassem Saqlawi, the Commander of the Rocket and Missile Array in Hezbollah’s Coastal Sector, in an aerial strike.
"Saqlawi was responsible for planning and executing numerous rocket attacks against the Israeli home front. As part of his role, he promoted and planned rocket and anti-tank launches toward the State of Israel from the coastal sector in Lebanon," the military said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, while Israeli officials held indirect talks with Hamas aimed at securing a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
A U.S. envoy said on Monday he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon's reply to a U.S. proposal on disarming Hezbollah, following meetings in Beirut held hours after Israel launched new air strikes and a cross-border incursion.
The Israeli military said it attacked Houthi targets in the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif, and Ras Qantib power plant in Yemen on Monday.
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