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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
IDF says it struck and killed Hezbollah commander behind many attacks on Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
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.
כלי-טיס של חיל-האוויר תקף וחיסל את המחבל, מחמד קאסם אלשאער במרחב קרעון, אשר שימש כמפקד ביחידת רדואן של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.
מחמד קאסם אלשאער קידם מתווי טרור רבים כנגד מדינת ישראל. חיסול זה מהווה פגיעה נוספת ביכולות ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה לקדם ולבצע פעולות טרור מדרום לבנון כנגד… pic.twitter.com/zevBSxqYRl
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) September 10, 2024
Hezbollah announced his death, but did not detail his role.
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