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Last Updated: October 04, 2024, 15:58 IST
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According to the Israeli military, Sakafi was a senior Hezbollah operative who had led the communications unit since 2000
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that they had killed Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the head of Hezbollah’s communication networks, in an airstrike in Beirut on Thursday.
“Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Communications Unit, was killed during a precise, intelligence-based strike in Beirut yesterday,” the IDF stated in a post on X.
Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Communications Unit, during a precise, intelligence-based strike in Beirut yesterday.Sakafi was a senior Hezbollah terrorist, who was responsible for the communications unit since 2000. Sakafi invested significant efforts… pic.twitter.com/PH65nh5FLI
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 4, 2024
According to the Israeli military, Sakafi was a senior Hezbollah operative who had led the communications unit since 2000. He had made significant efforts to enhance communication capabilities among all of Hezbollah’s units.
