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IDF says killed Hezbollah commander of rocket, missile launches in Tyre region

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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 

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.

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