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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Israel says it killed Hezbollah and Iranian IRGC Quds Force operative in overnight Beirut strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military, Shin Bet and Mossad in a joint statement say that the target of the overnight strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut was a member of Hezbollah and the Iranian IRGC Quds Force.
Hassan Bdair, who was a member of Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 and the Quds Force, was killed in the strike carried out by fighter jets, according to the IDF.
The joint statement, including a rare public comment from the Mossad, says that Bdair was recently operating in coordination with Hamas and directing members of the Palestinian terror group to carry out a “significant and imminent terror attack against Israeli civilians.”
The strike was carried out because the attack Bdair was planning was considered to be imminent, the military says.
The Times of Israel Community.