By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-06 06:06:27 | Updated at 2024-10-06 08:19:27
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Iran military chief 'killed' by Israeli air strike in Lebanon that targeted new leader of Hezbollah
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 6 2024 | Abul Taher In London and Charlie Faulkner
Posted on 10/05/2024 11:05:13 PM PDT by knighthawk
One of Iran's top military commanders is believed to have been killed in an Israeli attack that targeted the new leader of terror group Hezbollah.
Esmail Qaani, head of the Quds Force – the elite wing of the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – was reported to be with the new leader of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine, who was targeted in his HQ bunker in Beirut by the Israelis.
The air strike on Thursday night during heavy bombing of southern Beirut was mounted as Safieddine held a secret meeting with other Hezbollah leaders in the underground intelligence headquarters.
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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: esmailqaani; hezbollah; iran; israel
1 posted on 10/05/2024 11:05:13 PM PDT by knighthawk
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