A Lebanese army soldier stands guard on Sept. 21 at the scene of an Israeli strike that targeted senior Hezbollah terrorist Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier.Photo by AFP via Getty Images

Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills top Hezbollah terror commander

Ibrahim Aqil was a member of Hezbollah’s top 'military' body, the Jihad Council, which is subordinate to the Shura Council and under the direct control of terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah

by · National Post

(September 20, 2024 / JNS) — A targeted strike by the Israel Defense Forces in Beirut on Friday reportedly killed senior Hezbollah terrorist Ibrahim Aqil — alias Al-Hajj Abdul Khader — in the predominately Shi’ite Dahiyeh neighbourhood.

Aqil was a member of Hezbollah’s top “military” body, the Jihad Council, which is subordinate to the Shura Council and under the direct control of terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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