Commander of Hezbollah headquarters killed in Beirut strikes: Israeli military

In a social media post, the IDF claimed that Hezbollah's logistics unit head Suhail Hussein Husseini was killed following a strike on a compound in Beirut. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.

In Short

• Israel carries out strikes in Beirut based on intelligence input
• Hezbollah has not commented on the killing of its senior leader
• Earlier, Israel killed Hezbollah chief in a "precision strike"

The Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday claimed the killing of Suhail Hussein Husseini, the head of the logistics unit for Hezbollah, during airstrikes in the Beirut area on Monday.

Sharing the details of the operation, the IDF said that a strike on a compound in Beirut was carried out on Monday, October 7, killing Husseini. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.

"The IDF killed Sohil Hossein Hosseini, the head of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation's headquarters. Yesterday, under the precise direction of the Intelligence Division, Air Force fighter jets targeted the Beirut area and killed Sohil Hossein Hosseini, the head of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation's headquarters," IAD said in a post on X.

Earlier on October 3, the IAF also announced the killing of three senior leaders of the Palestinian terror outfit Hamas, including their Gaza government head Rawhi Mushtaha.

The IDF said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.

In September this year, in a "precision strike" in Lebanon's Beirut, Israel also killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, giving a major blow to the Iran-backed terror group.

The Middle East has been witnessing a tumultuous security situation for nearly one year after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking hostage over 200 others. The attack triggered the war in Gaza, which has killed over 41,000 people.