The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on Sunday targeting remaining Hezbollah leaders after leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on Friday, but Israel killed him along with 20 other terrorist commanders. announced that he had been killed.
The IDF said in a statement on Sunday:
On Friday, fighter jets attacked and eliminated Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah Southern Front commander Ali Karaki in a precision airstrike carried out by the Israeli Air Force under the direction of the Intelligence Directorate. He was one of the remaining senior commanders in the organization before the strike.
More than 20 other terrorists of various ranks who were located in an underground headquarters in the basement of a civilian building in Beirut and were managing Hezbollah's terrorist operations against the State of Israel were also eliminated.
Among the terrorists eliminated are:
* Ibrahim Hussein Jazini – head of Nasrallah's security forces.
* Samir Tawfiq Dib – Nasrallah's longtime confidant and advisor on terrorist activities.
* Abed al-Amir Muhammad Sabrini – Head of Hezbollah's force buildup.
* Ali Naf Ayub – Responsible for coordinating Hezbollah's firepower.Ibrahim Hussein Jazini and Samir Tawfik Dib were among Nasrallah's inner circle. Because of their closeness to him, they played an important role, especially in the day-to-day operations of Hezbollah and Nasrallah.
The terrorists were located at Hezbollah's central headquarters in central Beirut, hiding under several civilian buildings and near the United Nations School.
In a separate statement, the IDF said it had killed Nabil Kauk, “commander of Hezbollah's Preventive Security Forces and member of the terrorist organization's Central Council.”
On Sunday, there were unconfirmed reports that Israel was also targeting Abu Ali Rada, the last member of the Hezbollah leadership. It is now depicted in the famous organ diagram that shows the hierarchy of key executives in an organization.
Israel also targeted Hezbollah weapons depots and rocket launchers.
At the same time, the IDF continued to target Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, including a “command and control” center inside a former school.
“This is yet another example of the Hamas terrorist organization's systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure in violation of international law,” the IDF said in a statement.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday night renewed his call for a ceasefire in both Lebanon and Gaza.
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