Hezbollah announced the killing of 20 of its members on Wednesday, as a source close to it reported that they were killed in bombings. Wireless communication devices Attributed to Israel.
Among the Hezbollah dead on Wednesday were the field commander of the “Radwan Force” Ali Jaafar Maatouq, and 5 members of the party who were killed in an Israeli raid on southern Lebanon.
The Israeli newspaper Maariv confirmed that Israeli army Preparing to confront any possible infiltration by elements of “The power of contentment“Which spreads from southern Lebanon to the settlements of the Galilee in the event of a rise in tension on the border.
So what do we know about the “Power of Ridwan”?
- It was established after the Israeli war in Lebanon in 2006.
- Also known as the “Ridwan” Forces, they are described as Hezbollah’s “elite forces”.
- It bore the code name of its founder. Imad Mughniyeh After his assassination in 2008.
- Participated in public military exercises in May 2023, simulating infiltration operations into Israel.
- It has an arsenal of missiles and other weapons.
- It has a few thousand fighters in its ranks.
- One of its most prominent missions is to infiltrate Israel, especially the settlements in the north.
- Israeli circles fear that this force may invade the Galilee in the event of a comprehensive war.
