Recent Israeli attacks had Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah promising more aid for the Syrian military, and it seems his militia is making good today, as a joint force of Syrian soldiers and Lebanese fighters attack the town of Qusair, along the border between the two nations.
The town has been held by Syrian rebels for quite some time, and is now facing Hezbollah shelling as well as advances by Syrian troops, with rebels claiming “at least 32? people killed, though some factions are as usual claiming far more deaths than others.
Rebels also reported that Hezbollah commander Faid al-Jazzar was slain in the fighting in the town. Jazzar was held in an Israeli jail for 14 years for “membership in an illegal organization.” Rebels also reportedly shelled a Lebanese town on the other side of the border, but no casualties were reported there.