The Israeli military launched strikes against Lebanon following\nHezbollah\u2019s involvement in attacks that came after the death of Iran\u2019s\nhighest-ranking leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel claimed that the\nstrikes killed Hussein Moukalled, the head of Hezbollah\u2019s intelligence\ndirectorate.<\/p>\n
According to Al Arabiya on Monday, 2 March 2026, Moukalled was killed\nin an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday. Israel was engaged in an armed\nconfrontation with the Lebanese armed group at the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IDF now confirms that in a precision strike on Beirut last night\n(Sunday), the terrorist Hussein Moukalled, who served as head of\nHezbollah\u2019s intelligence headquarters, has been eliminated,\u201d the\nmilitary said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n
Earlier reports indicated that according to an AFP correspondent\nbased in Beirut, several loud explosions were heard in the Lebanese\ncapital on Monday morning, local time, when the Israeli military\nannounced that its forces had \u201cbegun striking terrorist organisation\nHezbollah targets throughout Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Israeli strikes followed the launch of missiles and drones from\nLebanese territory. This marked the first attack on Israel claimed by\nHezbollah since a ceasefire agreement took effect in November 2024,\nwhich followed more than a year of conflict between the two sides.<\/p>\n
On Monday, 2 March, the Israeli military released a statement\nannouncing that its forces had \u201cprecisely struck\u201d senior Hezbollah\nmembers in the Beirut area, and conducted another strike in southern\nLebanon.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/israel-claims-to-have-killed-hezbollah-intelligence-chief-in-lebanon-strike-1772466975", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }