{"id":2343963,"date":"2024-09-20T13:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-deals-hezbollah-another-devastating-blow-kills-leader-in-targeted-strike\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T17:55:07","slug":"israel-deals-hezbollah-another-devastating-blow-kills-leader-in-targeted-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-deals-hezbollah-another-devastating-blow-kills-leader-in-targeted-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Deals Hezbollah Another Devastating Blow, Kills Leader in Targeted Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-deals-hezbollah-another-devastating-blow-kills-leader-in-targeted-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In \u200ca recent airstrike in Beirut, \u200bLebanon, the Israeli military killed \u2064Ibrahim Aqil,\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-military-is-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-its-own-wokeness\/\" title=\"The military is crumbling due to excessive wokeness\">high-ranking\u200c commander<\/a>\u200d of Hezbollah&#8217;s elite Radwan unit, along with multiple other commanders. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">strike<\/a> is part of Israel&#8217;s\u2062 ongoing efforts to dismantle Hezbollah&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chief-of-russias-wagner-group-reportedly-killed-in-private-jet-crash-north-of-moscow\/\" title=\"Russia&#039;s Wagner Group Chief Allegedly Dies in Private Jet Crash Near Moscow\">military \u2062leadership<\/a> and capabilities. Israeli officials claimed that the operation targeted leaders who were allegedly \u2064planning attacks similar\u200d to the recent Hamas \u200cattacks on Israeli\u2064 territory. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) indicated that the command meeting was held in a civilian area, using local residents as human shields. \u2064The strikes resulted in at \u2062least nine fatalities and numerous injuries, including the collapse of\u200c two \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/univ-of-mich-locks-out-students-for-not-taking-required-covid-19-tests\/\" title=\"Univ. of Mich. locks out students for not taking required COVID-19 tests\">residential buildings<\/a>. Aqil had a notorious history dating back to the 1983 \u2063bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut and was previously on the\u2063 U.S. government&#8217;s radar with a reward offered for information about him. Israel&#8217;s ongoing military actions aim to neutralize threats \u2062to its security from Hezbollah and prevent future \u200dincursions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the latest of a series of devastating blows to the terrorist group Hezbollah, Israel killed a top commander Friday during an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>So far this week, Israel has blown up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rashida-tlaib-not-happy-disgusting-hezbollah-pager-memes-learns-instant-lesson-posting-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pagers<\/a> and walkie-talkies belonging to the Lebanon-based ally of Iran and launched punishing airstrikes on military targets.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/senior-hezbollah-commander-ibrahim-aqil-said-killed-in-beirut-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>, Friday&rsquo;s Beirut attack killed Ibrahim Aqil, commander of Hezbollah&rsquo;s elite Radwan unit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Israeli air strike killed Radwan Force commander Ibrahim Aqil, its armed force&rsquo;s second-in-command after Fuad Shukr,&rdquo; who was killed in July by an Israeli attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Ibrahim Aqil, head of Hezbollah elite unit, killed after Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iOhIyM0jEs\">pic.twitter.com\/iOhIyM0jEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The General (@GeneralMCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeneralMCNews\/status\/1837128404321046786?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Forces representative Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said several leaders of Hezbollah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hezbollahs-nightmare-gets-worse-second-set-devices-explodes-terror-group-mourns-earlier-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military operations<\/a> were in an underground meeting when Israel struck, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-september-20-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They gathered underground, under a residential building, in the heart of the Dahiyeh, while using civilians as a human shield. They met to coordinate terror activities against Israeli civilians,&rdquo; Hagari said.<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 Hezbollah commanders were killed in addition to Aqil, Hagari said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">40 years ago to the day, Ibrahim Aqil helped direct a Hezbollah suicide bombing that targeted the American embassy in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Israel eliminated him with a surgical airstrike in Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is served.<\/p>\n<p>&#127470;&#127473;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pyS4XrS5Kl\">pic.twitter.com\/pyS4XrS5Kl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraelWarRoom\/status\/1837140427528622161?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An IDF statement said Aqil and those with him &nbsp;&ldquo;were among the architects of the &lsquo;plan for the occupation of the Galilee,&rsquo; in which Hezbollah planned to raid Israeli territory, occupy the communities of the Galilee, murder and kill innocents, similar to what the Hamas terror organization carried out in the murderous massacre on Oct. 7.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel said the Radwan Force has been assigned by Hezbollah to potentially invade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-israeli-military-rescues-hostage-abducted-oct-7-attack-complex-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Hezbollah commanders we eliminated today had been planning an &lsquo;Oct. 7&rsquo; on the northern border for years. We reached them, and we will reach anyone who threatens the security of the citizens of the State of Israel,&rdquo; IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/idf-chief-vows-military-will-reach-anyone-who-threatens-israeli-civilians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An Israeli official tells Axios an airstrike on Beirut today killed the ENTIRE senior command of the Radwan Force, some 20 commanders. The Radwan Force is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-courthouse-now-a-fortress-again-after-second-wave-of-riots\/\" title=\"Portland Courthouse Now A \u2018Fortress\u2019 Again After Second Wave Of Riots\">elite branch<\/a> of Hezbollah tasked with invading northern Israel. This is huge, if true. Israel is taking Hezbollah apart. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWIlb9X325\">pic.twitter.com\/GWIlb9X325<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike (@Doranimated) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doranimated\/status\/1837167364900590069?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/lebanon-explosions-hezbollah-israel-09-20-24-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that, due to the attack, at least two residential buildings collapsed. The CNN report said at least nine people were killed and 58 wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department last year issued a reward of up to $7 million for information on Aqil, who the United States believed was involved in two 1983 attacks &mdash; a bombing at the U.S. embassy that killed 63 people and one at U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 Americans. In 1984, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsdl.org\/c\/timeline\/us-embassy-annex-bombing-beirut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hezbollah<\/a> attacked an embassy annex, killing 23 people.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Israel carried out massive airstrikes across southern Lebanon. More than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers were attacked, with the military saying more than 1,000 launch barrels that were ready for an attack on northern Israel were destroyed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/idf-hits-more-than-100-loaded-hezbollah-launchers-in-series-of-major-lebanon-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This week alone, Israel has targeted and destroyed communication devices used by Hezbollah and executed extensive airstrikes on military sites. The Times of Israel reports that the strike killed Ibrahim Aqil, who was the commander of Hezbollah&#8217;s elite Radwan unit and second-in-command to Fuad Shukr, who was killed in July during another Israeli operation.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stated that several key leaders from Hezbollah&#8217;s military operations were meeting underground when the attack occurred. He noted they were using civilians as human shields while planning attacks against Israeli citizens. In addition to Aqil, at least ten other commanders from Hezbollah were reportedly killed.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Aqil had previously played a role in directing a suicide bombing against the American embassy in Beirut 40 years ago. His elimination is seen by some as retribution for past actions. An IDF statement indicated that Aqil and his associates were involved in plans to invade northern Israel and commit acts similar to those carried out by Hamas during their October 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli official informed Axios that today&#8217;s airstrike eliminated nearly all senior leaders of the Radwan Force\u2014around 20 commanders\u2014who are responsible for potential incursions into northern Israel. CNN reported that at least two residential buildings collapsed due to this strike, resulting in nine fatalities and 58 injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department had previously offered up to $7 million for information leading to Aqil\u2019s capture due to his involvement in deadly attacks on American targets back in 1983-1984. On Thursday prior to this incident, Israel launched extensive airstrikes across southern Lebanon targeting over 100 rocket launchers prepared for assaults on northern Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanon-Airstrike.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[24658,4671,37855,41342],"class_list":["post-2343963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-military-operations","tag-targeted-strike"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanon-Airstrike.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}