Hezbollah military commander Wissam Hassan Tawil - in pictures

  • Senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil, left, who was killed in southern Lebanon on Monday, pictured with Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Baghdad by a US drone strike in January 2020. Hezbollah Military Media via AP
    Senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Tawil, left, who was killed in southern Lebanon on Monday, pictured with Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Baghdad by a US drone strike in January 2020. Hezbollah Military Media via AP
  • The elite commander, pictured shaking hands with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in Israeli air strike, as the conflict at the border escalates
    The elite commander, pictured shaking hands with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in Israeli air strike, as the conflict at the border escalates
  • Mr Tawil's death has raised fears of the Israel-Gaza war spreading across the Middle East
    Mr Tawil's death has raised fears of the Israel-Gaza war spreading across the Middle East
  • Mr Tawil, right, is pictured with senior Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in Syria on May 2016
    Mr Tawil, right, is pictured with senior Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in Syria on May 2016
  • He was killed in his home village of Kherbet Selem in southern Lebanon
    He was killed in his home village of Kherbet Selem in southern Lebanon
  • Pictured alongside another leading Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, right, who was assassinated in Syria in February 2008
    Pictured alongside another leading Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, right, who was assassinated in Syria in February 2008