Israel strikes another car in Kherbet Selem as hundreds attend Tawil funeral
Hezbollah field commander Wissam Tawil, a top Hezbollah commander, was buried in his south Lebanon village of Kherbet Selem on Tuesday.
He was the highest-ranking Hezbollah member to be killed since October 7.
Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters attended his funeral procession, the group's yellow flag draped over his coffin.
Shortly before the procession began, Israel struck a car parked in the village, according to the National News Agency (NNA) and eye witnesses.
It was unclear who the target of the strike was and whether there were casualties.
Hezbollah said Tawil was involved in the abduction of Israeli soldiers which triggered the group's last war with Israel in 2006 as well as high-calibre operations in Syria.
He had also "directed numerous operations" against Israeli forces since the Gaza war began, Hezbollah said.
On Tuesday morning, an Israeli strike targeted a car in the south Lebanon village of Ghandourieh, Lebanon's NNA said.
The strike left "three Hezbollah fighters dead" a security source told AFP, requesting anonymity because of security concerns.
Hezbollah later Tuesday announced three of its fighters had been killed.
The three months of cross-border violence have killed 185 people in Lebanon, including over 139 Hezbollah fighters, but also more than 20 civilians including three journalists, according to an AFP tally.
In northern Israel, nine soldiers and at least four civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.
Source: Agence France Presse
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