Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a targeted airstrike in Dahiyeh, the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, the military announced.
The attack reportedly targeted Ali Karaki, Hezbollah’s No. 3 man. Karaki is the terrorist organization’s highest-ranking remaining “military” commander following Friday’s assassination of Ibrahim Aqil.
Karaki heads Hezbollah’s southern command, which is responsible for the Iranian-backed terrorist army’s cross-border attacks on Israel.
Karaki is also a member of Hezbollah’s top “military” organization, the Jihad Council, which is subordinate to the Shura Council and under the direct control of Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
According to Sky News Arabic, Karaki was killed in the strike, which consisted of 6 missiles fired at the building he was located in.
Monday night’s aerial attack marked the fourth time that IAF jets struck the Lebanese capital since Hezbollah joined the war against the Jewish state in support of Palestinian Hamas in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre.
(JNS)