JERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement Saturday that it killed a commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force during overnight strikes in southern Lebanon.
The IDF said the militant was identified as Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, a battalion commander in the unit.
It added that he was struck in a Hezbollah headquarters in the town of Ansar, Nabatieh District, in response to a Hezbollah attack against Israeli forces operating in the "security zone."
In a separate statement, Israeli prime minister's office said three Israeli soldiers were seriously injured in the Hezbollah attack.
"The IDF responded by striking the Hezbollah terror headquarters which ordered the attack," it read.
The Israeli military said several other militants involved in planning and advancing attacks against its soldiers were also killed. Hassan's family was also present inside the headquarters at the time of the strike, it added.
Earlier in the day, Lebanon's Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a house in Ansar killed seven people and wounded several others. It added that three children and two women were among the victims. ■
