BEIRUT – Israel once again violated the ceasefire agreement by launching a drone strike in southern Lebanon, killing a senior Hezbollah commander. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), Abbas Hassan Kurki, the logistics commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, was martyred when an Israeli drone targeted his vehicle near the village of Toul, close to Nabatieh.
The agency reported that Kurki was hit by a guided missile fired from the drone while he was driving along a rural road. Hezbollah later confirmed his death, identifying him as a key logistics figure responsible for managing supply routes in the southern command. The Israeli military, in a statement, claimed responsibility for the strike, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s “southern front logistics commander, Abbas Hassan Kurki.”
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The attack marks yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024, which was intended to end over a year of cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. Under the deal, Israel was to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah was to relocate north of the Litani River and dismantle its military positions in the border areas.
Despite the agreement, Israel has continued to carry out air and drone strikes inside Lebanese territory. The Lebanese government, under pressure from the United States and amid fears of escalating Israeli attacks, has begun efforts to disarm Hezbollah — a move strongly opposed by the group and its political allies.
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A day before the latest strike, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with U.S. General Joseph Clearfield, head of the ceasefire monitoring committee. Salam reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to completing the disarmament process south of the Litani River by year-end but urged Israel to fulfill its own obligations. He demanded that Israel withdraw from occupied Lebanese territories and immediately halt its continued aggression.