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Israel says Beirut strike killed top Hezbollah commander responsible for deadly rocket attack
The Israeli military said a Tuesday strike in Beirut was successful in killing its target, a top Hezbollah commander who was allegedly responsible for a deadly rocket strike that killed 12 children in Israel’s Golan Heights.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said fighter jets struck an area in Beirut and killed Fuad Shukr, the most senior military commander in Hezbollah and the right-hand man to the Lebanese militia group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
Shukr was the top adviser on military planning operations, according to the IDF, and he directed the Hezbollah attack on Saturday that killed 12 children and wounded another roughly 20 in the town of Majdal Shams, which is dominated by the Druze minority ethnoreligious group....
...Shukr led Hezbollah’s Strategic Unit and was responsible for the Iranian-backed militia group’s force planning and advanced weapons, including drones and precision-guided missiles.
He joined Hezbollah in 1985; planned military attacks in the 1990s on Israel, including the abduction of the bodies of three Israeli soldiers in the 2000s; and rose to become a member of the Jihad Council, Hezbollah’s highest-ranking military forum, the IDF said.
Israel has killed some 300 Hezbollah fighters, including top officials, in the nearly 10-month-old conflict, which is tied to the war in Gaza. Israeli strikes have also previously targeted Beirut.
But Shukr’s death would amount to the largest blow in the organization since the conflict broke out on Oct. 8, a day after Iranian-backed Hamas invaded southern Israel in a deadly surprise attack.
Complete text: Israel says Beirut strike killed top Hezbollah commander responsible for deadly rocket attack (thehill.com)
And on it goes.
The Israeli military said a Tuesday strike in Beirut was successful in killing its target, a top Hezbollah commander who was allegedly responsible for a deadly rocket strike that killed 12 children in Israel’s Golan Heights.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said fighter jets struck an area in Beirut and killed Fuad Shukr, the most senior military commander in Hezbollah and the right-hand man to the Lebanese militia group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
Shukr was the top adviser on military planning operations, according to the IDF, and he directed the Hezbollah attack on Saturday that killed 12 children and wounded another roughly 20 in the town of Majdal Shams, which is dominated by the Druze minority ethnoreligious group....
...Shukr led Hezbollah’s Strategic Unit and was responsible for the Iranian-backed militia group’s force planning and advanced weapons, including drones and precision-guided missiles.
He joined Hezbollah in 1985; planned military attacks in the 1990s on Israel, including the abduction of the bodies of three Israeli soldiers in the 2000s; and rose to become a member of the Jihad Council, Hezbollah’s highest-ranking military forum, the IDF said.
Israel has killed some 300 Hezbollah fighters, including top officials, in the nearly 10-month-old conflict, which is tied to the war in Gaza. Israeli strikes have also previously targeted Beirut.
But Shukr’s death would amount to the largest blow in the organization since the conflict broke out on Oct. 8, a day after Iranian-backed Hamas invaded southern Israel in a deadly surprise attack.
Complete text: Israel says Beirut strike killed top Hezbollah commander responsible for deadly rocket attack (thehill.com)
And on it goes.
