An Israeli airstrike has killed Wissam al-Tawil, a senior figure in Hezbollah, and commander of their paramilitary Radwan force.
This is getting out of control fast.
The Israeli polity needs to get their shit together, because Netanyahu's only interest is in holding onto power so that he can stay out of jail.
Well, that, and fomenting a shooting war between Iran and the United States.
They need to get Bibi's ass out of Beit Aghion (בית אגיון) and into a jail cell as soon as possible.
I am not sure that a new government can do any better, Netanyahu has foreclosed many policy paths at this point, but they cannot do worse:
The commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force was killed on Monday morning in a strike in southern Lebanon attributed to Israel.
Hezbollah confirmed that the deceased was Wissam al-Tawil, known as Jawad. His car was attacked in the village of Khirbet Selm, about 15 kilometers from the border, killing Tawil and another person. Tawil played an important role in the management of Hezbollah operations.
Speaking on Israeli Channel 14 about the assassination on Monday evening, Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that "we took responsibility for the operation, it is part of our war."
Tawil was responsible for the kidnapping and killing of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev on July 12, 2006. That cross-border raid led to the Second Lebanon War. Tawil was also responsible for planning an invasion of Israeli communities along the border with Lebanon, plans which are reminiscent of Hamas' October 7 attack.
In addition, Tawil was responsible for the explosive device which detonated in northern Israel, near Megiddo, in 2023.
Just so you know, Tel Megiddo (תל מגידו) is better known by its Greek name, Armageddon.
Yeah, that reference is auspicious.
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