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Israel says it killed Hezbollah and Iranian IRGC Quds Force operative in overnight Beirut strike

01 April 2025 13:54 (UTC +04:00)

The Israeli military, Shin Bet and Mossad in a joint statement, said that the target of the overnight strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut was a member of Hezbollah and the Iranian IRGC Quds Force, APA reports citing Times of Israel.

Hassan Bdair, who was a member of Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 and the Quds Force, was killed in the strike carried out by fighter jets, according to the IDF.

The joint statement, including a rare public comment from the Mossad, says that Bdair was recently operating in coordination with Hamas and directing members of the Palestinian terror group to carry out a “significant and imminent terror attack against Israeli civilians.”

The strike was carried out because the attack Bdair was planning was considered to be imminent, the military says.