uad Shukr was Hassan Nasrallah’s right-hand man, Israel said.
Jerusalem:
The Israeli military said its fighter jets “eliminated” Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in the Beirut area on Tuesday, accusing him of being responsible for a rocket attack on the annexed Golan Heights.
“Israeli air force fighter jets eliminated the most senior military commander of the terrorist organization Hezbollah and the head of its strategic unit, Fuad Shukr, in the Beirut area,” the military said in a statement.
“Fuad Shukr was the commander responsible for the Majdal Shams massacre, in which 12 children were murdered after Hezbollah fired an Iranian Falaq-1 rocket directly at a football field in northern Israel on Saturday night,” the spokesman said. military voice, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, in a statement. separate video statement.
“Fuad Shukr was the right-hand man of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah and his advisor in planning and directing attacks and operations.”
Hagari said Shukr was a “senior terrorist who has the blood of Israelis and many others on his hands.”
Since the start of the war in Gaza, Shukr has directed Hezbollah attacks against Israel, the military said.
He was responsible for most of Hezbollah’s most advanced weaponry, including precision-guided missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, long-range rockets and UAVs, he added.
The military stated that in the 1990s the Hezbollah commander was “directly involved” in the abduction of the bodies of three Israeli soldiers – Benyamin Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Sawaid.
The three were killed by Hezbollah while patrolling the security fence adjacent to Har Dov, the military said.
“Since then, he has planned and directed numerous terrorist attacks against innocent civilians,” he said.
Although Israel wanted to end hostilities without any wider war with Hezbollah, its forces were ready for “any scenario,” Hagari said.
“Hezbollah’s continued aggression and brutal attacks are dragging the people of Lebanon and across the Middle East into a broader escalation,” he said.
“While we would prefer to resolve hostilities without a wider war, the IDF (Israeli army) is fully prepared for any scenario.”
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