Abu Khatab, ISIL's commander in charge of military operations in the village of al-Qa'a in Arsal region, was killed in Hezbollah's guided missile attack on Saturday.

Scores of ISIL terrorists were also killed and wounded in Hezbollah's missile attack.

Earlier on Saturday, the Hezbollah fighters attacked the al Nusra Front terrorist group's military positions in Arsal heights.

The al-Nusra Front's military positions came under Hezbollah's attacks in Wadi al-Kheil region in Arsal heights.

A large number of Al-Nusra Front terrorists were killed in Arsal region.

Meantime, the Hezbollah fighters attacked ISIL's centers in Ra'as al-Balbak region, scores of the Takfiri terrorists were killed in the attack.

In a relevant development in mid-June, the Lebanese Army carried out a new assault against the Syrian Al-Qaeda group, al-Nusra Front, in the Lebanese Arsal region near Syrian border, killing a large number of terrorists during the operation.

According to a Lebanese Army statement, the operation was concentrated on al-Nusra Front's positions near the Jaroud-Rankous crossing on Lebanese- Syrian border.

The Lebanese Army has recently stepped up its military operations along the Syrian border crossing as part of the army's new move to halt the spread of militants and weapons into Lebanon, and according to local officials the attempts have proved as effective and produced successful results; FNA reported.

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