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IDF says it struck and killed Hezbollah commander behind many attacks on Israel

By Emanuel Fabian 10 September 2024, 2:30 pm 3 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Muhammad Qassem al-Shaer, a commander in Hezbollah, in a poster issued after he was killed in an IDF strike on September 10, 2024. (Hezbollah Media Office)
Muhammad Qassem al-Shaer, a commander in Hezbollah, in a poster issued after he was killed in an IDF strike on September 10, 2024. (Hezbollah Media Office)

The IDF confirms killing a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in a drone strike deep in Lebanon earlier today.

According to the IDF, Muhammad Qassem al-Shaer was involved in many attacks on Israel. The military says his killing “is another blow to the ability of the Hezbollah terror organization to advance and carry out terror attacks from southern Lebanon against the Israeli home front on the northern border.”

Al-Shaer was targeted on a road near Lake Qaraoun in the Beqaa Valley, some 40 kilometers (24 miles) from the Israeli border.

The IDF publishes footage of the strike.

Hezbollah announced his death, but did not detail his role.

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