Admin l Saturday, Sept.28, 2024
LEBANON- Another Hezbollah leader, Hassan Khalil Yassin has been eliminated by the Israeli Defence Forces, IDF in several strikes across Lebanon on Saturday that brought the toll of those killed in the strikes to 33.
In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said besides the 34 martyrs, 195 other Lebanese were wounded in the strikes on Saturday.
In a statement, the IDF confirmed it eliminated a Senior Hezbollah leader from Hezbollah’s Intelligence Array who was Responsible for the Identification of Civilian and Military Targets in Israel.
“Earlier this afternoon (Saturday), with the direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, the IAF eliminated Hassan Khalil Yassin, a senior terrorist in Hezbollah’s intelligence array, in a strike in the Dahieh area of Beirut.
“Yassin stood at the head of a department responsible for the identification of civilian and military targets, on the northern border and deep within Israeli territory.
“As part of his role, Yassin collaborated intensely with all of Hezbollah’s offensive units, was personally involved in the planning of terror attacks that were executed during the war against Israeli civilians and soldiers, and planned additional attacks to be carried out in the coming days”, IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said.
