Report: Top Hezbollah commander, Jihad Council member target of Beirut strike

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

Hezbollah commander Muhammad Haydar (Social media)
Hezbollah commander Muhammad Haydar (Social media)

The target of the overnight Israeli airstrike in central Beirut is top Hezbollah commander Muhammad Haydar, the Saudi al-Arabiya outlet reports.

Haydar is a member of Hezbollah’s Jihad Council, the terror group’s top military body. His exact position in the terror group these days is unclear.

At least four people were reported killed in the strike on Beirut. Haydar’s fate is unknown.

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