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Israel Strikes Beirut: Hezbollah Commander Killed!
Israel Strikes Beirut:
Hezbollah Commander Killed!
In a significant escalation, Israeli Air Force fighter jets have killed Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah's most senior military commander and head of its Strategic Unit, in Beirut on Tuesday afternoon. Shukr, also known as 'Sayyid Muhsan,' was responsible for a recent strike on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of 12 Israeli Druze youth.
Shukr had a $5 million bounty on his head as part of the United States Rewards for Justice program. He served as the military adviser to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and had been active in the organization for 30 years, overseeing its operations room. Known also as "Hajj Mohsen" and "Muhsin Shukr," he was in charge of Hezbollah's advanced weaponry, including precision-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range rockets, and UAVs. His responsibilities included building Hezbollah's forces and planning terror attacks against Israel.
Shukr joined Hezbollah in 1985 and held multiple senior positions within the group, including membership in the Jihad Council, its most senior military forum. The United States sanctioned him in 2015.
The airstrike in Beirut resulted in a loud blast and a plume of smoke rising above the southern suburbs, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The city has been tense in anticipation of an Israeli retaliation for the Majdal Shams attack, for which Israel and the United States have blamed Hezbollah, despite the group's denial of responsibility.
Levant News
