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Israeli military says it killed commander of Hezbollah-linked group in Beirut

By Thomson Reuters Oct 1, 2024 | 1:33 PM

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed the commander of the Imam Hussein division in Beirut, a Hezbollah-linked group based in Syria, Al-Faqar Hanawi, in parallel with killing Muhammad Jaafar Qasir, a commander in charge of weapons transfers from Iran and its affiliates to Lebanese armed group Hezbollah earlier in the day.

(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)