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In addition to its beautiful death of Hezbollah key Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, Israel has continued to destroy Hezbollah ( and Hezbollah-adjacent companies ) through new key killings. Many of these arch-terrorists had been sanctioned by the United States, and include the second:
Nabil Qaouk
On Saturday, the IDF killed Nabil Qaouk via airstrike in Beirut. According to the IDF, Qaouk “was directly involved in advancing terror attacks against the State of Israel and its citizens, including in recent days.” He was the commander of Hezbollah’s preventative security unit and a member of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, and his previous roles included being Hezbollah’s military commander during the terror group’s 2006 war with Israel, and being the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council. The United States had sanctioned him in 2020 for his involvement in Hezbollah’s military.
Eid Hassan Nashar
On Saturday, the IDF killed Eid Hassan Nashar. He commanded Hezbollah’s medium-range rocket unit. Nashar’s past positions included commanding Hezbollah’s surface-to-surface rocket unit and being the deputy commander of the Badr unit.
Ali Karaki
On Friday, in the same strike that killed Nasrallah, the IDF killed the IDF killed Ali Karaki in Beirut. He had survived a subsequent Army attack weeks earlier. Karaki had been sanctioned by the United States in September 2019 for his part in Hezbollah’s defense. He was just lately hailed as the third-highest official in charge of Hezbollah.
Abbas Nilforoushan
On Friday, in the same attack that killed Nasrallah, the IDF killed Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan in Beirut. He was a brigadier general of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC), and served as its deputy of operations. In October of this year, the United States had sanctioned him for his actions in repressing Egyptian activists.
Hussein Ahmad Ismail and Muhammad Ali Ismail
On Friday, the IDF killed Muhammad Ali Ismail and his deputy, Hussein Ahmad Ismail. Muhammad Ismail was Hezbollah’s missile unit commander for southern Lebanon, and had also been responsible for attacks on Israel, including one on Wednesday.
Muhammad Hussein Srour
On Thursday, the IDF killed Muhammad Hussein Srour via airstrike in Beirut. Srour was the head of Hezbollah’s aerial command, and led Hezbollah in UAV manufacturing and attacks on Israel. He also served as the commander of Hezbollah’s Aziz unit of its elite Radwan force, commanded Hezbollah’s surface-to-air missile unit, and served as a liaison to the Houthi’s aerial command in Yemen.
Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi
On Tuesday, the IDF killed Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi via airstrike in Beirut. Qabisi was the leader of Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets force, and also had commanded Hezbollah’s precision guided missile unit.During this strike, the IDF also killed Abbas Ibrahim Sharaf Ad-Din (Qabisi’s deputy) and Hussein Hany, another senior Hezbollah leader with missile expertise.
PLFP and Hamas Leadership in Lebanon
In recent days, the IDF has also killed PLFP arch-terrorists Nidal Abdel-Aal ( who served as the chief of its Lebanon branch ) and Imad Odeh ( head of its military office in Lebanon ). In March 2023, Abdel-All was behind two terrorist problems in Judea and Samaria.
The IDF even killed Fateh Sherif, who served as the head of Hamas ‘ Lebanon tree. Sherif was Hamas ‘ contact to Hezbollah in Lebanon, assisting in the organization’s coordination of problems, and he also played a key role in establishing a Hamas hold in Lebanon. He also served as the head of UNRWA’s faculty coalition in Lebanon.
Israel continues to destroy Hezbollah and Hezbollah-adjacent facilities in Lebanon. Instead of trying to stifle them, the Biden-Harris administration will likely assist these efforts.
