{"id":2144472,"date":"2024-01-09T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-israeli-airstrike-kills-hezbollah-drone-commander-responsible-for-attacks\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T15:05:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:05:52","slug":"alleged-israeli-airstrike-kills-hezbollah-drone-commander-responsible-for-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-israeli-airstrike-kills-hezbollah-drone-commander-responsible-for-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Israeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Drone Commander Linked to Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falleged-israeli-airstrike-kills-hezbollah-drone-commander-responsible-for-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2144472&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An alleged Israeli \u200dairstrike\u200b kills \u2063top\u200d Hezbollah commander responsible for drone attacks on Israel<\/h2>\n<p>An alleged Israeli airstrike on Tuesday resulted in the\u2064 death of a prominent\u200b Hezbollah commander, Ali \u2062Hussein Barji, who was responsible for launching suicide drone attacks \u200con\u2062 Israel. The attack occurred earlier in the day and \u2063was reported by The \u2064Times \u2062of Israel. Barji, the commander\u200d of Hezbollah&#8217;s aerial forces, played a\u2063 crucial role in launching explosive-laden unmanned aircraft at\u200b northern Israel and conducting surveillance operations \u200dusing drones.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group, Hezbollah, retaliated against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) by launching multiple suicide drones on an IDF base in northern Israel. This attack was in \u2063response to the IDF neutralizing top Hezbollah \u2062and Hamas terrorists\u2063 in recent days.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hezbollah acknowledges the\u2064 deaths of four members so\u2064 far \u2062today, including \u2064drone commander Ali Hussein Burji. It&#8217;s becoming clear in the\u2063 last days that Israel has an intelligence advantage over Hezbollah\u200c as commanders are being eliminated in strikes. This is not an ideal situation\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lktbnSqjJ0\">pic.twitter.com\/lktbnSqjJ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1744756607878299661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The strike that killed Barji took \u200bplace in the town \u2062of Khirbet Selm, near\u2064 a\u200b funeral procession for\u2063 another\u200d top Hezbollah commander, Wissam al-Tawil. Al-Tawil was terminated by Israel in an airstrike on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It \u2062appears a vehicle was targeted in the southern Lebanon village of Kherbet Selm. The strike took place near the funeral \u200bprocession of Hezbollah\u200b commander Wissam Taweel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dv0CRRtLMD\">pic.twitter.com\/dv0CRRtLMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1744679792346378371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9,\u2062 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Al-Tawil, the top commander of Hezbollah&#8217;s elite Radwan force, was\u2064 killed when a missile struck the\u2062 SUV he was riding in. The\u2064 Radwan force is specifically \u2064designed to infiltrate and overrun Israel&#8217;s northern border.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Video footage\u200c of the \u2064aftermath revealed the destruction caused by the airstrike, which occurred just a few\u200b miles \u200caway from the Israeli border.\u2062 The IDF confirmed conducting &#8220;a series of strikes&#8221; in\u2063 the area targeting Hezbollah, \u200dbut did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">provide specific details<\/a>\u2063 about the strike that killed \u200dTawil.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times highlighted the \u2063significance of Tawil&#8217;s death for Hezbollah,\u2062 as images of him alongside Hezbollah \u200bleader Hassan Nasrallah and \u200bIranian general Qasem Soleimani were widely circulated\u2064 by media \u200coutlets controlled by Hezbollah and Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into \u200ca totally unnecessary war,&#8221; stated Eylon \u2064Levy, an Israeli government spokesman. &#8220;We are now at a \u200cfork in the road. Either Hezbollah backs off, hopefully as part of\u200b a diplomatic solution, or we will push it away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Hezbollah&#8217;s investment in developing drone capabilities posed a\u2063 significant\u2062 threat to Israeli security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hich suggests that Israeli intelligence had precise information on the location\u2063 and timing \u200bof the gathering. This raises questions about the security measures and capabilities of Hezbollah, as well as the extent of Israeli intelligence operations in\u2062 the region.<\/p>\n<p>The use of drones has become an increasingly prominent tactic in conflicts around the world, and Hezbollah has been no exception. In\u200c recent years, the group has \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-likely-to-step-up-russian-oil-price-cap-enforcement-as-efficacy-wanes-yellen-says\/\" title=\"Yellen: US to increase enforcement of Russian oil price cap as effectiveness declines.\">invested significant resources<\/a> in developing its drone capabilities and has carried out several \u200csuccessful attacks\u200d on Israeli targets. These\u200b attacks have targeted both\u200b military\u2063 installations and civilian \u2063areas, posing a significant threat to Israeli security.<\/p>\n<p>The death\u200b of Barji\u2063 is a major blow\u200b to Hezbollah&#8217;s drone program. As the \u2062commander of the group&#8217;s aerial forces, Barji played a crucial role in planning and executing drone attacks on Israel. His death will undoubtedly\u200b disrupt Hezbollah&#8217;s operations and force the group to reassess its strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli \u2063airstrike comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-deploys-heavily-armed-forces-on-streets-of-moscow-after-wagner-boss-vows-war\/\" title=\"Russia sends heavily armed forces to Moscow streets following Wagner boss' declaration of war.\">amidst escalating tensions<\/a> between Israel and Hezbollah. In recent \u2062months, Israel has conducted a series of airstrikes \u200cagainst Hezbollah \u2064targets in Syria, where the group has established a significant presence. These strikes \u2063have targeted weapons depots, training\u2063 camps, and other infrastructure used by Hezbollah to support its operations against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah, in turn, has vowed to retaliate against Israel for these attacks. The \u200dgroup has a long history of launching \u200dretaliatory strikes against Israeli targets, both military and civilian. The death of \u2062a top commander like Barji is \u200blikely to fuel \u2063the group&#8217;s desire for\u2064 revenge and could prompt further escalations in \u200cthe conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of the alleged Israeli airstrike extend\u200b beyond the immediate battlefield. The strike is another illustration of Israel&#8217;s determination to \u200bprevent \u200cits enemies\u200b from obtaining advanced weapons and military technologies. The use of drones by terrorist \u2064groups like Hezbollah poses \u200da significant threat to Israeli security, and Israel has demonstrated its willingness to take preemptive action to\u2062 neutralize that threat.<\/p>\n<p>The strike also highlights the ongoing conflict \u200dbetween Israel and Iran, Hezbollah&#8217;s primary sponsor. \u200cIsrael has repeatedly expressed its concerns about Iran&#8217;s support \u200dfor terrorist groups like\u2064 Hezbollah and its \u200befforts to establish a military \u2063presence in Syria. The alleged Israeli airstrike can\u2062 be seen as part of Israel&#8217;s broader campaign to counter Iranian influence and protect its \u2063own national security.<\/p>\n<p>The death of Ali Hussein Barji is \u200ca significant development in the \u200bongoing conflict\u2064 between Israel and Hezbollah. It represents a major setback for the terrorist group&#8217;s drone program and underscores Israel&#8217;s determination \u2064to protect its citizens from the\u200b threat of drone attacks. The airstrike is likely \u200cto further\u2063 escalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, raising the specter of another round of violence in the region. As the situation continues to evolve, it remains to be\u200b seen how both sides will respond and whether a further escalation \u200dcan be avoided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel. He was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike, which targeted him for his involvement in suicide drone attacks. Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah&#8217;s aerial forces, was responsible for launching explosive-laden unmanned aircraft. 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