Israeli Army Claims Airstrike in Lebanon Kills Key Hezbollah Personnel
On the 3rd local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced that in an airstrike on Beirut, Lebanon, on the 2nd, they killed a key figure in the military buildup of Hezbollah.
The Israeli military stated that this person, named Hazai, was responsible for coordinating communications between Hezbollah and Iran, managing Hezbollah's needs and the resources provided by Iran. It is reported that he was a senior member of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and is considered a key figure in Hezbollah's military buildup.
The Israeli military claimed that Hazai was involved in transferring weapons from Iran to Hezbollah and was responsible for overseeing Hezbollah's weapons production program in Lebanon.
On the third day of the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, Hezbollah announced that in response to the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei, it launched a "large number of rockets and drones" at Israel from the night of March 1 to the early morning of the 2nd. The Israel Defense Forces subsequently launched a series of intense airstrikes on Lebanon, escalating into strikes against Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon. (Reporter Zhou Xuan from the Central Radio and Television Station)
Israeli Defense Forces conducted an airstrike in Beirut on March 2, killing Hazai, a key figure in Hezbollah's military buildup. Hazai was responsible for coordinating resources between Hezbollah and Iran. In retaliation for the assassination of Iranian leader Khamenei, Hezbollah launched a significant number of rockets and drones at Israel, prompting further Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon.
- Israeli airstrike on Beirut on March 2
- Key Hezbollah figure Hazai killed
- Hazai coordinated between Hezbollah and Iran
- Hezbollah launched rockets and drones in response to Iranian leader's assassination
- Israeli military conducted extensive airstrikes across Lebanon