Official statement from Hezbollah announcing the death of Hassan Bdeir (left) and his son, Ali Bdeir (right), both killed during the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on April 1, 2025.
As during the height of the war, Beirut once again awoke with a start on Tuesday at 3:30 a.m. to the sound of an Israeli strike targeting a residential building in the Sfeir neighborhood, in the southern suburbs of the capital, hit for the second time in a few days after the attack on Hadath last Friday.This new Israeli strike, without evacuation notice and resulting in at least four deaths and seven injuries according to a preliminary health ministry report, targeted a senior Hezbollah officer: Hassan Ali Bdeir. The information quickly circulated in the morning, before being confirmed by Hezbollah around 4:30 p.m. Among the three other victims were Hassan Bdeir's son, Ali, and a woman. Earlier, a source close to Hezbollah told AFP anonymously that Hassan Bdeir was targeted while he was "at home with his family," noting that he held the...
As during the height of the war, Beirut once again awoke with a start on Tuesday at 3:30 a.m. to the sound of an Israeli strike targeting a residential building in the Sfeir neighborhood, in the southern suburbs of the capital, hit for the second time in a few days after the attack on Hadath last Friday.This new Israeli strike, without evacuation notice and resulting in at least four deaths and seven injuries according to a preliminary health ministry report, targeted a senior Hezbollah officer: Hassan Ali Bdeir. The information quickly circulated in the morning, before being confirmed by Hezbollah around 4:30 p.m. Among the three other victims were Hassan Bdeir's son, Ali, and a woman. Earlier, a source close to Hezbollah told AFP anonymously that Hassan Bdeir was targeted while he was "at home with his family," noting that he held...
