IDF eliminates Hezbollah leader Abbas Hassan Karky in southern Lebanon

The deceased person was the logistics commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front headquarters.

"ELIMINATED: Abbas Hassan Karky, the logistics commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front headquarters, was struck & eliminated in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon," IDF said in a statement posted on X.

IDF said he led recent efforts to rebuild Hezbollah’s combat capabilities.

IDF said he was 'managing the transfer and storage of weapons and assisting in the reestablishment of terrorist infrastructure that had been dismantled during the war, south of the Litani River'.

 "The terrorist’s activities constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," IDF said.

A Lebanese security source confirmed to Xinhua news agency that Karky was a Hezbollah official, without providing further details.

The ceasefire reached between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect from  Nov. 27, 2024.

However, the Israeli army continues to conduct occasional strikes in Lebanon, citing operations against Hezbollah "threats," while maintaining forces at five main positions along the Lebanese border, Xinhua news agency reported.