In a joint statement, the Israeli military, Shin Bet, and Mossad announced that an overnight airstrike in Beirut targeted and killed a key operative of both Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. The IDF identified the terrorist as Hassan Bdair, a member of Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 and the IRGC Quds Force, who was taken out by fighter jets. The rare public statement from the Mossad, alongside the military and Shin Bet, revealed that Bdair had recently been working with Hamas, directing the Palestinian terror group to prepare a “significant and imminent terror attack” aimed at Israeli civilians. The IDF emphasized that the strike was launched due to the immediate threat posed by Bdair’s planned attack, underscoring Israel’s resolve to thwart such dangers to its citizens. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)