Israel says killed senior Hizbollah commander

Jerusalem, July 26: Israeli troops today killed a senior Hizbollah commander in fighting near the Lebanese border, the army said.

The army identified the man as Abu Jaafar and said he was the commander of Hizbollah's ''central sector'' on the Lebanese border with Israel.

The army said he was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops near the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras.

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