Rewards for Justice poster about Fouad Shukur. (Credit: Rewards for Justice Program)
First Imad Mughniyeh, then Mustafa Badreddine, and now Fouad Shukur. Late Tuesday afternoon, the Israelis carried out an assassination attempt in the heart of Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with the objective of eliminating this high-ranking Hezbollah military official. About three hours after the attack, intended as a response to the strike attributed to Hezbollah against Majdal Shams last Saturday, Shukur's fate was still unknown. However, much information is already circulating regarding the identity of this commander. Here is what we know about "Hajj Mohsen."Born in 1962 in Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, Fouad Shukur is one of the founding members of Hezbollah. According to the U.S. Treasury, which has had him on its sanctions list since September 2019, under the charge of "terrorism," he sits on the highest...
First Imad Mughniyeh, then Mustafa Badreddine, and now Fouad Shukur. Late Tuesday afternoon, the Israelis carried out an assassination attempt in the heart of Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with the objective of eliminating this high-ranking Hezbollah military official. About three hours after the attack, intended as a response to the strike attributed to Hezbollah against Majdal Shams last Saturday, Shukur's fate was still unknown. However, much information is already circulating regarding the identity of this commander. Here is what we know about "Hajj Mohsen."Born in 1962 in Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, Fouad Shukur is one of the founding members of Hezbollah. According to the U.S. Treasury, which has had him on its sanctions list since September 2019, under the charge of "terrorism," he sits on the highest...