An overnight Israeli Navy strike in Beirut killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, responsible for the terror group’s military activity in south Lebanon on the Israeli border, as Israel continued its offensive in Lebanon and Hezbollah continued its fire at Israel.
The strike in the Lebanese capital killed Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem, who took over the Southern Front from Ali Karaki in September 2024, after the latter was killed alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike.
Hashem was described by the military as a central figure responsible for advancing thousands of attacks against Israeli civilians and troops. His killing marked the most senior Hezbollah figure eliminated since hostilities escalated amid the ongoing war with Iran.
Alongside the strike on Hashem, the Israel Defense Forces said it carried out a separate attack on “another senior terrorist” in the Beirut area, without providing further details.
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