Israel says strike on Jnah killed top Hezbollah commander
An Israeli strike in the Jnah area of Beirut early on Wednesday killed Hezbollah's top commander for Iraq military affairs, Youssef Hashem, a Lebanese security source and a Hezbollah source both told AFP.
The security source said "a senior Hezbollah official, who is the military chief for the Iraq file, named Youssef Hashem, was killed in the strike on the Jnah area in Beirut," adding that "he was in a meeting inside a tent near several vehicles".
A source close to Hezbollah confirmed the information, while the health ministry announced a final toll of seven people killed in the strike.
The Israeli army said Hashem was Hezbollah's commander for the south Lebanon front after he succeeded Ali Karaki who was killed in September 2024.
A source close to Hezbollah said Hashem is "the highest-ranking official to be targeted since the start of the war".
Another Hezbollah member, Mohammad Baqir al-Naboulsi, was also killed in the strike on Jnah, the group said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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