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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Report: Brother of slain senior Hezbollah commander killed in IDF strike in Syria
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hassan Qassir — the brother of a senior Hezbollah commander killed by Israel yesterday — was reportedly killed in the alleged IDF strike in Syria earlier today.
Qassir’s brother, Muhammad Ja’far, had headed Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which is tasked with delivering weapons from Iran and its proxies to Lebanon. He was killed in a strike in Beirut alongside the commander of the Imam Hossein Division, an Iranian militia which operates alongside Hezbollah.
According to various Arab media outlets, Hassan Qassir, who was killed in an alleged Israeli strike in the Mazzeh district of Damascus today, is also the son-in-law of Nasrallah.
Breaking. Target of the Israeli airstrike in #Damascus was Nasrallah's son-in-law, Hassan Qassir. He was killed.
His brother, a prominent Hezbollah financier, was killed few days ago in Beirut. https://t.co/52RzIsQBOP pic.twitter.com/0WoRmP09kv— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) October 2, 2024
