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Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, who was responsible for Hezbollah's communications unit since 2000, was allegedly killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut on Thursday.
People stand amid damage caused by Israeli airstrikes, as smoke rises over Beirut southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. (Photo: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 4, 2024 20:24 IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday claimed that it had eliminated the head of Hezbollah's communication networks, Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, in the strikes it carried out on Beirut on Thursday.
"Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Communications Unit, killed during a precise, intelligence-based strike in Beirut yesterday", IDF posted on X.
ðŸ”ôMohammad 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 effortsâ€æ pic.twitter.com/PH65nh5FLI — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 4, 2024
Sakafi was responsible for the group's communications unit since 2000. He invested significant efforts to develop communication capabilities between all of Hezbollah's units, the IDF post added.
Israel had earlier claimed that it had killed another senior Hezbollah official, Mohammed Anisi, involved in the group’s development of precision guided missiles, in a recent airstrike that targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence branch in Beirut.
ðŸ”ôMahmoud Yusef Anisi, a senior terrorist involved in Hezbollah’s precision-guided missile manufacturing chain in Lebanon.
Anisi joined Hezbollah over 15 years ago and was one of the leaders of the Hezbollah PGM campaign in Lebanon. He was a significant source of knowledge withâ€æ pic.twitter.com/AJ6BpYOL4s — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 3, 2024
On Thursday, a series of massive blasts rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing several people and shaking buildings kilometres away in the Lebanese capital, as Israel stepped up its offensive against Hezbollah.
Israel hit Beirut at midnight with an intense barrage of airstrikes, presumably while senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine was attending a meeting of senior officials in an underground bunker, according to The New York Times. The bombardment was one of the heaviest in the area since Israel killed Nasrallah last week.
According to news outlet Axios, which cited Lebanese media, the Israeli strike was far larger than the one that killed Nasrallah. The number of casualties was not immediately known.
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Oct 4, 2024
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