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Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Watch: Israel kills Hezbollah commander Hussein Ali Muzhir in southern Lebanon; vows to continue targeting threats
The Israeli defense forces (IDF) have killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a major operation in southern Lebanon, amid rising tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border. Videos circulating online confirmed that the IDF killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector. Who was Hussein Ali Muzhir? Hussein Ali Muzhir was a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector of southern Lebanon. He was responsible for directing several rocket attacks on Israel and was recently working to rebuild Hezbollah's artillery capabilities in the region, violating agreements between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF confirmed his death in a targeted strike and said it "will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the state of Israel." The IDF also eliminated several senior Hamas and Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon. One of them, Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur, was a key Hamas figure involved in planning attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, the IDF confirmed. In another operation, the IDF killed Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, a senior member of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, during an airstrike in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon.
Reuters
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Israeli military says it struck key Hamas figure in Lebanon's Tripoli
BEIRUT, July 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the first targeted killing in the area for several months. In a statement later on Tuesday, the Israeli military named the targeted person as Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur. They described him as one of Hamas' key commanders in Lebanon. There was no immediate comment from Hamas. Lebanese state media said a car had been hit near Tripoli and the Health Ministry put the latest death toll at three people, without identifying them. Thirteen people were injured in the attack, according to the ministry. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups maintain a presence in various areas of Lebanon, mostly in camps that have housed displaced Palestinians for decades. Since Hamas' cross-border attack from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel in October 2023, Israel has carried out targeted strikes on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah as well as members of Palestinian factions in Lebanon. Hamas' deputy chief was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs in early 2024, and other strikes hit Palestinian camps in northern Lebanon. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire last year ended the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, though Israel has continued to carry out strikes on what it says are Hezbollah arms depots and fighters, mostly in southern Lebanon. Tuesday's strike near Tripoli was the first time a targeted assassination had taken place in the area since the truce. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack continued a two-day visit to Lebanon to discuss disarming Hezbollah and other militant groups.
Japan Today
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant
Onlookers gather around a burnt out car targeted in an Israeli strike near Lebanon's main northern city of Tripoli. Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The strike came as Israel and Hamas held ceasefire talks in Qatar and after five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory this year. Israel has kept up its strikes on Lebanon despite the November truce, mainly hitting what it says are Hezbollah targets but also occasionally targeting Hamas. The Israeli military said it "struck and eliminated the terrorist Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur" in an intelligence-led strike, calling him "one of Hamas's key commanders in Lebanon". It released six seconds of video footage of what appeared to be an air strike on a moving car. AFP cannot independently verify the footage. "During the war, he was responsible for rocket fire attacks towards (the northern Israeli cities of) Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and additional cities across Israel," a statement said. "His elimination significantly damages Hamas's terror activity in Lebanon," it added, promising to "operate against Hamas's establishment in Lebanon, and... wherever they operate". Lebanon's health ministry said the strike on a vehicle "killed three people and wounded 13" in an area that is close to a Palestinian refugee camp. An AFP photographer saw a burnt out car surrounded by the emergency services and onlookers. Hamas claimed attacks on Israel from Lebanon during more than a year of cross-border hostilities launched by Hezbollah in October 2023 in support of its Palestinian ally. Israel has struck Hamas operatives in Lebanon, including since the ceasefire. In May, Hamas said one of its commanders was killed in a strike on the southern city of Sidon as Israel said it targeted "the head of operations in Hamas's Western Brigade in Lebanon". In October, Hamas said one of its operatives was killed along with his wife and two daughters in a strike on their home in Beddawi, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli. Israel's military said it targeted "a senior member of Hamas's military wing in Lebanon". In May, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visited Beirut for talks on disarming militants in refugee camps across Lebanon as the Beirut government seeks to impose its authority across all its territory. Israeli strikes on south Lebanon remain common, but raids on the north have been rare. A separate Israeli drone strike on a car near the southern village of Babliyeh on Tuesday killed one person, the health ministry said. The Israeli military said earlier that it had killed two Hezbollah operatives in strikes on south Lebanon on Monday. © 2025 AFP
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant
Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The strike came as Israel and Hamas held ceasefire talks in Qatar and after five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory this year. Israel has kept up its strikes on Lebanon despite the November truce, mainly hitting what it says are Hezbollah targets but also occasionally targeting Hamas. The Israeli military said it "struck and eliminated the terrorist Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur" in an intelligence-led strike, calling him "one of Hamas's key commanders in Lebanon". It released six seconds of video footage of what appeared to be an air strike on a moving car. AFP cannot independently verify the footage. "During the war, he was responsible for rocket fire attacks towards (the northern Israeli cities of) Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and additional cities across Israel," a statement said. "His elimination significantly damages Hamas's terror activity in Lebanon," it added, promising to "operate against Hamas's establishment in Lebanon, and... wherever they operate". Lebanon's health ministry said the strike on a vehicle "killed three people and wounded 13" in an area that is close to a Palestinian refugee camp. An AFP photographer saw a burnt out car surrounded by the emergency services and onlookers. Hamas claimed attacks on Israel from Lebanon during more than a year of cross-border hostilities launched by Hezbollah in October 2023 in support of its Palestinian ally. Israel has struck Hamas operatives in Lebanon, including since the ceasefire. In May, Hamas said one of its commanders was killed in a strike on the southern city of Sidon as Israel said it targeted "the head of operations in Hamas's Western Brigade in Lebanon". In October, Hamas said one of its operatives was killed along with his wife and two daughters in a strike on their home in Beddawi, a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli. Israel's military said it targeted "a senior member of Hamas's military wing in Lebanon". In May, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visited Beirut for talks on disarming militants in refugee camps across Lebanon as the Beirut government seeks to impose its authority across all its territory. Israeli strikes on south Lebanon remain common, but raids on the north have been rare. A separate Israeli drone strike on a car near the southern village of Babliyeh on Tuesday killed one person, the health ministry said. The Israeli military said earlier that it had killed two Hezbollah operatives in strikes on south Lebanon on Monday. burs-lg/lk/kir/dcp
