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IDF Kills Senior Hezbollah Officer Hassan Khalil Yassin in Southern Beirut Airstrike

Sep 28, 2024, 04:20 PM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that a senior Hezbollah intelligence officer, Hassan Khalil Yassin, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Dahiya suburb of southern Beirut. Yassin, who headed a department responsible for identifying military and civilian targets, was targeted by Israeli fighter jets under the direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate. The strike occurred earlier this afternoon, resulting in significant destruction in the area.