NABATIEH, LEBANON  (VINnews) – The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a senior Hezbollah missile unit commander in a strike in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the military said.

Mohammed Mousa Mteirek, a unit commander in Hezbollah’s missile array, was killed in the strike in the Nabatieh area, according to the IDF.

Mteirek held multiple positions in Hezbollah’s missile array over the years and was responsible for planning and executing hundreds of rocket and UAV attacks targeting Israeli civilians and IDF troops operating in the Beaufort area, the military said.

The strike comes amid ongoing operations against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

No further details on the operation were immediately released. Hezbollah has not commented on the report.