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A senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force was killed allegedly in an Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday (Jan 8), three security sources told the news agency Reuters. 

As per the report, the security sources have identified him as Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy head of a unit within the Radwan force. 

They said he and another Hezbollah fighter were killed when their car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm. As quoted by the news agency, one of the security sources said: "This is a very painful strike." Another source said that "things will flare up now". 

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Ever since the cross-border shelling began in the aftermath of Hamas's attack on Israeli territory on October 7, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 130 Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Another 19 have been killed in Syria. 

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who is Hezbollah's secretary-general, warned Israel in two televised addresses last week not to launch a full-scale war on Lebanon. "Whoever thinks of war with us - in one word, he will regret it," Nasrallah said. 

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Israeli strike in Gaza's Rafah 

The news agency Reuters reported citing witnesses that three people were killed and over a dozen were injured after a strike in Gaza's Rafah that damaged a car carrying supplies.  

The report added that those who were injured were transported to the Kuwaiti Hospital in Gaza for urgent medical attention. Some tried to save what was left of the food supplies including bags of flour, tomatoes and meat. 

Meanwhile, the United Nations voiced alarm Monday at the many journalists killed in the war raging in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters were killed in an alleged Israeli strike on their car. 

"Very concerned by high death toll of media workers in Gaza," the UN rights office said on X, formerly Twitter, demanding that all such cases be "thoroughly, independently investigated to ensure strict compliance with international law, and violations prosecuted". 

Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. 

(With inputs from agencies)