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Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday the martyrdom of its commander Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi in the Israeli attack, hours after the Israeli army claimed it had killed him in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
In a statement, Hezbollah announced the martyrdom of Kobeissi, who was “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”, the phrase Hezbollah uses to refer to fighters martyred by Israeli strikes.
On Tuesday, Israel’s army said it “eliminated Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi, the commander of the missile and rocket network of the Hezbollah “.
Lebanon’s health ministry said in a statement that the “Israeli enemy raid on Ghobeiri in Beirut’s southern suburbs martyred six people and injured 15”.
The Israeli military said Kobeissi commanded several rocket units, including a precision-guided missile unit, and was hit along with other commanders of Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets force.
“Kobeissi was an important source of knowledge in the field of missiles and had close ties with senior Hezbollah military leaders,” it said.
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a media briefing that “at least two” other commanders from Kobeissi’s force were also “eliminated”.
