Jerusalem/The Israeli Army confirmed that it killed Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr, “the highest-ranking military commander” of the Lebanese Shiite group and a close adviser to the group’s leader Hasan Nasrallah, in the bombing in Beirut.
“In a targeted assassination operation, fighter jets attacked Beirut, killing Fuad Shukr “Sayyid Muhsan”, the highest-ranking military commander of the terrorist group Hezbollah and responsible for the group’s strategic formation,” a statement confirmed weapon
Israeli authorities hold Shukr responsible for the death of twelve children on Saturday in a rocket attack, attributed to Hezbollah, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as well as “the massacre of many citizens Israel and foreigners over. the years.
“In a targeted assassination operation, fighter jets attacked Beirut, killing Fuad Shukr “Sayyid Muhsan”
“He was the right-hand man and adviser on war planning and management to the secretary general of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah,” the army said.
Considered the group’s “chief of staff,” he commanded Hezbollah’s most advanced weapons arsenal, especially precision missiles, cruise missiles, cruise missiles, long-range rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles; and was responsible for planning attacks against Israel, according to the military.
He has been active in Hezbollah for over 30 years and participated in the planning and execution of the attack against the US Navy in Beirut on October 23, 1983, which resulted in the death of 241 US soldiers; and since then he has been on the State Department’s most wanted list, which has offered $5 million for information on his whereabouts.
He joined Hezbollah in 1985 and has since held several senior positions in the group, including on the Jihad Council, the group’s main military forum.
In the 1990s, according to Israel, he instigated “terrorist attacks” against the Israel Defense Forces and the South Lebanese Army (aligned with Israel), and in 2000 he was directly involved in the removal of the bodies of the three Israeli soldiers who were killed by Hezbollah while patrolling the border.
“He was the right-hand man and adviser on war planning and management to the secretary general of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah”
The Israeli Army confirmed hours before Beirut was bombed in an operation targeting the “leader responsible for the massacre of children in Majdal Shams” – referring to the attack attributed to Hezbollah in which 12 young children died between 10 and 16; but until now he had not revealed his identity.
“The answer will come soon and it will be harsh,” Netanyahu warned on Monday, during a visit to Majdal Shams, a Druze city in the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since 1967, after the cabinet security to give him the green light to decide how to proceed. and the time of retaliation against Hezbollah.
The international community, especially the United States, is mediating so that Israeli retaliation does not lead to open war on the border between Israel and Lebanon, which is experiencing the highest level of tension since 2006, when the Israeli Army and Hezbollah were already fighting. war
