Rewards for Justice program poster regarding Ibrahim Aqil. (Credit: RFJ)
It’s a new hard blow for Hezbollah. Almost two months after the assassination of Fouad Shukur, the chief of staff of the party, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Israel carried out a targeted strike in the same region, with the aim of assassinating Ibrahim Aqil, head of the party’s elite unit, al-Radwan. The Israeli army spokesman said that about "ten Hezbollah commanders" were killed alongside Aqil, according to Reuters. On its side, Axios, citing another Israeli official, reported that the entire top command of the al-Radwan unit was eliminated in this strike, raising the death toll to 20. This third attack on Hezbollah’s densely populated stronghold comes in a tense context, with the situation in southern Lebanon more explosive than ever. This is especially the case after the Israeli operation to sabotage telecommunications tools...
It’s a new hard blow for Hezbollah. Almost two months after the assassination of Fouad Shukur, the chief of staff of the party, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Israel carried out a targeted strike in the same region, with the aim of assassinating Ibrahim Aqil, head of the party’s elite unit, al-Radwan. The Israeli army spokesman said that about "ten Hezbollah commanders" were killed alongside Aqil, according to Reuters. On its side, Axios, citing another Israeli official, reported that the entire top command of the al-Radwan unit was eliminated in this strike, raising the death toll to 20. This third attack on Hezbollah’s densely populated stronghold comes in a tense context, with the situation in southern Lebanon more explosive than ever. This is especially the case after the Israeli operation to sabotage telecommunications...
