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Hezbollah confirms death of one of its top commanders, Ibrahim Kobeisi

Updated on: 25 September,2024 09:16 AM IST  |  Beirut
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The strike hit three floors of a six-story building. It was Israel's third strike over Beirut in less than a week

Hezbollah confirms death of one of its top commanders, Ibrahim Kobeisi

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) conducted a drone strike against a Hezbollah post in southern Lebanon in retaliation for an anti-tank guided missile attack on an army post at the border. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack. Pic/AFP

Hezbollah on Tuesday confirmed the death of one of its top commanders, Ibrahim Kobeisi, who was killed in an Israeli strike in a southern Beirut suburb.


The strike hit three floors of a six-story building. It was Israel's third strike over Beirut in less than a week.


Kobeissi is the first member of the militant group pronounced dead since Israel and Hezbollah entered a more intense phase of the ongoing conflict.


Israel said Kobeisi was a top Hezbollah commander with the group's rocket and missile unit. Israeli military officials said Kobeisi was responsible for launches towards Israel and planned a 2000 attack in which three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped and killed.

It was the latest in a string of assassinations and setbacks for Hezbollah, the strongest political and military actor in Lebanon and widely considered the top paramilitary force in the Arab world.

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