Watch: Israel kills Hezbollah commander Hussein Ali Muzhir in southern Lebanon; vows to continue targeting threats

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) have killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a major operation in southern Lebanon, amid rising tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border.

Videos circulating online confirmed that the IDF killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector.

#BREAKING: The IDF has eliminated Hussein Ali Muzhir, Hezbollah’s senior fire control commander in the Zahrani sector, in a strike in southern Lebanon.

Mazhar was responsible for directing multiple rocket attacks on Israel and had recently worked to rebuild Hezbollah’s artillery… pic.twitter.com/mU2XI4az0j

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) July 9, 2025

Who was Hussein Ali Muzhir?

Hussein Ali Muzhir was a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector of southern Lebanon.
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He was responsible for directing several rocket attacks on Israel and was recently working to rebuild Hezbollah’s artillery capabilities in the region, violating agreements between Israel and Lebanon.

The IDF confirmed his death in a targeted strike and said it "will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the state of Israel."

The IDF also eliminated several senior Hamas and Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon.

One of them, Mehran Mustafa Ba‘jur, was a key Hamas figure involved in planning attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, the IDF confirmed.

In another operation, the IDF killed Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, a senior member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, during an airstrike in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon.