In a targeted airstrike on Saturday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck Beirut, resulting in the death of Eid Hassan Nashar, a high-ranking commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket unit.
The IDF shared a post on Twitter, writing, “Destroyed: Hezbollah’s missiles and rocket forces. IAF fighter planes attacked and eliminated commanders and infrastructure last week.” “During an airstrike in Beirut on Saturday, Eid Hassan Nashar, commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket unit, was killed,” it said.
According to the IDF, Eid Hassan Nashar held key leadership roles within Hezbollah. He served as the commander of the surface-to-surface rocket unit and supervised the day-to-day operations of the organization. The IDF said, “Eid was an experienced commander in Hezbollah and played a key role in the day-to-day operations of the unit. In the past, he served as commander and deputy commander of a surface-to-surface rocket unit ” Badr Unit.”
“Additionally, the commander, deputy commander, and other commanders of Hezbollah’s precision missile unit were removed. Just last week, this unit was responsible for firing toward central Israel,” the IDF said.
Meanwhile, in a precision strike, the IDF destroyed a Hezbollah surface-to-air missile launcher storage facility located about 1.5 kilometers from Beirut’s international airport.
In a post on Twitter, the IDF said, “The surface-to-air missile launcher storage facility, which Hezbollah had located about 1.5 km from Beirut’s international airport, was destroyed in a precision IDF strike “
The IDF further stated that the facility poses a threat to Lebanese and international airspace. The IDF said, “This infrastructure poses a threat to both Lebanese and international airspace. The IDF will continue to degrade Hezbollah’s military capabilities in Lebanon.”
A day earlier, the IDF had announced the deaths of Nidal Abdel-Aal, head of the Lebanese branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and Imad Odeh, head of the PFLP’s military office in Lebanon. An intelligence-based strike.
The IDF also reported that Fatah Sherif, the head of Hamas’s Lebanon branch, was killed in the airstrike. According to the IDF, Nidal Abdel-Aal participated in planning and carrying out terrorist attacks against Israel and directed terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria. He was responsible for the bus bombing attack in Beitar Illit and the firing attack from a passing vehicle at Huwara Junction in 2023.
In a post on Twitter, the IDF said, “The head of the Lebanon branch of the PFLP terrorist organization, Nidal Abdel-Aal, and the head of the PFLP’s military office in Lebanon, Imad Odeh, were eliminated in a joint IDF and ISA intelligence-based strike. Abdel-Aal participated in planning and carrying out terrorist attacks against Israel and directed terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria. Abdel-Aal participated in the march to establish the terrorist infrastructure for attacks on Israeli civilians. “Directed a bus bombing in Beitar Illit on March 9, 2023, and fired from a passing vehicle at the Huvara Junction on March 25, 2023, during which two IDF soldiers were wounded.”
According to the IDF, Sherif was responsible for coordinating Hamas terrorist activities in Lebanon with Hezbollah operatives, as well as Hamas’ efforts to recruit operatives and acquire weapons in Lebanon.
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