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IDF says strike in Beirut killed commander of Iranian militia that works with Hezbollah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The latest commander of the Imam Hossein Division, an Iranian militia which operates alongside Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut yesterday, the IDF announces.
Hassan Ali Marwan was killed a week after the previous commander of the militia was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The IDF says Marwan, who previously served as the militia’s operations officer, entered the role following the killing of Imam Hossein commander Ali Musallam Tabaja in Beirut last Wednesday.
The strike last week also killed the deputy head of Imam Hossein, along with other top officials. Tabaja, the previous commander, had entered the role after the commander before him was killed by Israel in October 2024.
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