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Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Chief Suhail Husseini in Intelligence-Based Beirut Airstrike

Oct 8, 2024, 05:06 AM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted intelligence-based airstrikes in Lebanon, resulting in the elimination of senior Hezbollah commander Suhail Hussein Husseini, according to official statements. On October 8, the IDF announced the killing of Husseini, the Chief of Staff and commander of Hezbollah's headquarters, in a precise airstrike on Beirut. Husseini oversaw the logistics, budgeting, and the transfer of weapons from Iran for Hezbollah's various units. The strike, carried out following IDF intelligence, comes a day after the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, highlighting the heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.