IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad field commander on Syria-Lebanon border

IDF eliminates Islamic Jihad field commander on Syria-Lebanon border
# 28 August 2024 17:35 (UTC +04:00)

The Israeli Air Force eliminated a field commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group Faris Qasim in a strike near the Syrian-Lebanese border, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) press service reported.

The agency said Qasim "was responsible for the development of the Islamic Jihad's operational plans" in Syria and Lebanon and held a high position in the organization’s "Operations Division."

According to the Israeli military, Qasim "had a central role" in recruiting Palestinians for the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement.

The army noted that "additional Islamic Jihad terrorists who were on their way from Syria to carry out terrorist activities for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanese territory were eliminated in the strike.".

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