{"id":2347189,"date":"2024-09-29T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T13:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-assassinates-another-top-hezbollah-commander-as-invasion-posturing-grows-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T09:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T13:59:40","slug":"idf-assassinates-another-top-hezbollah-commander-as-invasion-posturing-grows-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-assassinates-another-top-hezbollah-commander-as-invasion-posturing-grows-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF assassinates another top Hezbollah commander as invasion posturing grows &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fidf-assassinates-another-top-hezbollah-commander-as-invasion-posturing-grows-washington-examiner%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=2347189&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>The \u2064Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently assassinated Nabil\u2062 Qaouk, a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-us-capitol-police-martyrs-will-get-congressional-gold-medal\/\" title=\"Pelosi: US Capitol Police \u2018Martyrs\u2019 Will Get Congressional Gold Medal\">senior commander<\/a> of Hezbollah, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group. This \u200cstrike\u200c is part of a broader campaign, with approximately 30 Hezbollah commanders targeted in recent weeks. Qaouk, known for\u200b his expertise and leadership roles within Hezbollah, \u2064was \u200dkilled \u200din an airstrike shortly following an attempt \u2064on the life of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF \u200bstated that Qaouk was\u200c directly \u2063involved in terrorist activities\u2064 against Israel and pledged to continue \u2063targeting Hezbollah \u200cleadership. In \u2063a statement, Hezbollah confirmed Qaouk&#8217;s death and announced the loss of another commander, Ali Karaki, further underscoring the intensity of current hostilities. The recent attacks by Israel\u2063 follow an unprecedented escalation\u2063 in tensions and mark a significant\u2063 shift in their military strategy against Hezbollah.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">IDF assassinates another top Hezbollah commander as invasion posturing grows<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771764\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel Defense Forces\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> assassinated senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel Defense Forces\">Hezbollah<\/a> commander Nabil Qaouk, the latest of roughly 30 Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli decapitation strikes over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Qaouk served as Commander of Hezbollah&rsquo;s Preventative Security Unit and sat on the group&rsquo;s Executive Council. He was targeted in an airstrike the day after one targeting Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>death<\/a> on Sunday, which was later confirmed by Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hezbollah official Sheik Nabil Kaouk receives condolences in the death of Hezbollah legislator Ali Ammar&rsquo;s son in Beirut&rsquo;s southern suburb of Burj al-Barajneh, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Qaouk was close to Hezbollah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-promises-full-force-response-terrorists-will-pay-a-very-heavy-price-for-their-aggression\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Promises \u2018Full Force\u2019 Response: Terrorists \u2018Will Pay A Very Heavy Price For Their Aggression\u2019\">senior commanders<\/a> and was directly engaged in terrorist attacks against the State of Israel and its citizens,&rdquo; the IDF said. &ldquo;He joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and was regarded as an important source of expertise in his field, having served as the Deputy Commander of the southern region on the Operational Council, Commander of the southern region and Deputy Commander of the Operational Council.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The IDF will continue to strike and eliminate the commanders within the Hezbollah terrorist organization and will act against anyone who threatens the citizens of the State of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lebanese media says the target of the strike was Nabil Qaouk, deputy head of Hezbollah&#8217;s executive council. The fate of Hashem Safieddine, the current council head and expected successor to Nasrallah, remains unknown. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mEFEafYZzf\">https:\/\/t.co\/mEFEafYZzf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZhnS8JPfFN\">pic.twitter.com\/ZhnS8JPfFN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Oseran (@ariel_oseran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ariel_oseran\/status\/1840058192979427574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The leadership of Hezbollah announces to the people of the resistance and the nation of the Mujahideen, and to the religious seminaries in Lebanon and abroad, the passing of His Eminence the Mujahid scholar Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, who was awarded the high divine martyrdom medal as a result of a treacherous Zionist raid in the Chiyah region,&rdquo; Hezbollah said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah confirmed the same day that Ali Karaki, commander of Hezbollah&rsquo;s Southern Front, was killed alongside Nasrallah. Nasrallah&rsquo;s body was recovered on Saturday with no visible wounds, a medical source and a security source told <em>Reuters<\/em> &mdash; his death was credited to the severe shock of the blast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lebanon24\/status\/1840351774219149617 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After many months of caution and tit-for-tat strikes, Israel has been unceasingly striking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lebanon<\/a> since its unprecedented pager and communications attack earlier this month, hitting thousands of targets and taking out nearly all of Hezbollah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/okeefe-dials-in-to-cnn-conference-call-with-senior-leadership-tells-jeff-zucker-he-will-release-tapes-of-editorial-calls-tonight-zucker-panics-and-hangs-up-video\/\" title=\"O&#039;Keefe Dials in to CNN Conference Call with Senior Leadership, Tells Jeff Zucker He Will Release Tapes of Editorial Calls Tonight - Zucker Panics and Hangs Up! (VIDEO)\">senior leadership<\/a>. The attacks have left the militant group listless and largely unable to respond effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Hashem Safieddine, a cousin of Nasrallah, is projected to take over as head of Hezbollah. His son is married to the daughter of assassinated Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Qassem Soleimani. Nasrallah had run the militant group for 32 years following the Israeli assassination of its previous leader.<\/p>\n<p>Nasrallah&rsquo;s death has led to fears of a reopening of sectarian violence in Lebanon, with shopkeepers and restaurants in Beirut closing until further notice, the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/09\/29\/world\/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-nasrallah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s decapitation of Hezbollah has made the option of an Israeli ground invasion more tempting than ever. On Saturday, U.S. officials told ABC News that small-scale ground operations and &ldquo;border movements&rdquo; are taking place or about to take place along the border. Another U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">official told<\/a> the outlet that Israel is preparing for a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Another invasion of Lebanon would be Israel&rsquo;s fourth in 50 years, the previous ones occurring in 1978, 1982, and 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771764\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771764\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDF kills another senior Hezbollah leader amid invasion threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2347191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nabil-Qaouk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6286,24658,26585,32402,39864],"class_list":["post-2347189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-international-relations","tag-military-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Nabil-Qaouk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347189","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}