The Israel Defense Forces said it killed Hasin Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawahiri, a senior commander in Iran’s Quds Force Unit 840, during an operation in southern Lebanon’s Ansariyeh area on Thursday morning.
🔴 ELIMINATED: Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari in the Ansariyah area of Lebanon.
Al-Jawhari was a key terrorist in the Quds Force’s (Unit 840), responsible for directing and overseeing Iranian terror activities against Israel.
He operated under the IRGC, carrying out…
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No further details about his death were provided. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said a drone strike hit a vehicle on the Hosh al-Sayyed Ali road in the Hermel district, killing two people.
An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle on a road leading to the border town of Housh al-Sayyid Ali in Lebanon’s Hermel area, killing two people.
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Israel described Unit 840 as the branch responsible for directing Iranian terrorist activity against the State of Israel.
“He (al-Jawahiri) operated under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carrying out Iran-directed terror activities against Israel and its security forces from Syria and Lebanon,” the IDF added.
The NNA reported that another Israeli drone strike early Thursday afternoon hit a pickup truck at the entrance to Safad al-Batikh in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district. In a brief statement, the Israeli army said it had killed a Hezbollah member in the area.
Reports identified the Hezbollah operative as Mohammad Alaa Al-Din, also known as Abu Al-Din.
🚨 HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST ELIMINATED
An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the road between Majdal Selm and Safed Al-Batikh in southern Lebanon.
• One Hezbollah terrorist eliminated
• Identified as Mohammad Alaa Al-Din (Abu Al-Din)
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A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in November 2024, ending over a year of cross-border attacks during Israel’s war in Gaza. Despite this, Israel has carried out near-daily strikes in Lebanon, saying they target Hezbollah infrastructure or operatives who breach the ceasefire.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, who has vowed to disarm Hezbollah, expressed optimism on Thursday that diplomatic efforts will prevent Israel from escalating the ongoing strikes into a full-scale war.
“Diplomatic contacts to push back the specter of war have not stopped,” Aoun said. “I tell you that the specter of war has been pushed away from Lebanon, and matters will head in a positive direction, God willing.”
Last week, Israeli and Lebanese officials met in the southern town of Naqoura for the second time this month, as the two adversaries work to uphold the year-old ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
