IDF assesses over 250 Hezbollah operatives were killed in last week’s deadly strikes across Lebanon

The IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives were killed in last week’s major wave of strikes against the terror group across Lebanon, including several top commanders.

“Following continuous intelligence monitoring by the Military Intelligence Directorate” since the wide-scale airstrikes on April 8, the IDF says it can now confirm “that the number of terrorists eliminated in the strike in Beirut, the Beqaa Valley, and southern Lebanon has surpassed 250.”

The IDF says it is continuing to verify additional deaths, meaning the true number may be higher.

Lebanon’s health ministry reported that the strikes killed more than 350. It did not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

According to the military, among the Hezbollah commanders killed in the strikes were Hassan Mustafa Nasser, head of Hezbollah’s logistics headquarters; Ali Qassem, Abu Ali Abbas, and Ali Hijazi, top commanders in Hezbollah’s intelligence unit; and Abu Muhammad Habib, the deputy chief of Hezbollah’s missile unit.

A senior Israeli intelligence officer says that these Hezbollah commanders had “extensive experience and knowledge that has now been cut short.”

“Within one minute, we struck dozens of Hezbollah command centers and eliminated hundreds of terrorists. The elimination of the commanders led to a strategic and broad impact that affected all dimensions of the organization’s capabilities,” the officer says.

“We have not yet finished assessing the impact of the blow, and we are discovering additional eliminated terrorists every day,” he adds.