On September 27, 2024, as a result an attack by the Israeli Air Force on the underground headquarters of the organization in the southern part of Beirut (Lebanon) killed the leader of the Shiite movement Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah.
Almost since its founding in 1948, Israel has used the practice of destroying individuals it deems to threaten the state's security or national interests; the Israeli military and intelligence services have carried out dozens of such actions, recalls Ag. TASS.
In July 1956, as a result of the explosion of bombs hidden in a parcel, the head of Egyptian intelligence in the Gaza Strip (Palestine) Mustafa Hafez and the Egyptian military attaché in Amman (Jordan) Salah Mustafa were killed. According to Israeli intelligence services, they are responsible for attacks by Arab fedayeen (members of some revolutionary militant parties, participants in national liberation movements, guerrilla organizations and groups) against Israelis in the border areas with Egypt.
In July 1972 in Beirut (Lebanon), the leader of the radical paramilitary organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ghassan Kanafani, was blown up in his own car. Israeli authorities hold him responsible for the terrorist attack at Lod Airport (Tel Aviv, now Ben-Gurion International Airport) that killed 28 people.
In the period 1972-1992, the Israeli intelligence service Mossad conducted Operation Wrath of God to eliminate those involved in the assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Several members of the Palestinian organization Black September were killed, as and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; the main political force representing Palestinian interests), including PLO representative in Rome Abdel Weil Zuiter and senior Black September leader Ali Hassan Salameh.
In April 1988 in Tunis, at his residence, Israeli commandos killed the head of the military wing of the Palestine National Liberation Movement (Fatah, the leading political organization in the PLO), Fatah deputy leader Yasser Arafat Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad). Israeli authorities accused him of organizing numerous terrorist attacks against Israelis.
In February 1992, the Secretary General of the Shiite paramilitary organization Hezbollah was eliminated in southern Lebanon. Abbas al-Musawi. The convoy he was in was hit by a rocket attack from Israeli Air Force helicopters.
In March 2004, Ahmad Yassin, one of the founders and spiritual leader of the radical Palestinian organization Hamas, was killed in a rocket attack in the Gaza Strip. In April of that year, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, who headed the organization after Yassin's death, was killed in Gaza as a result of an Israeli rocket attack. Hamas has carried out over a thousand terrorist attacks against Israelis.
In February 2008 in Damascus (Syria), the head of the special services and a high-ranking member of Hezbollah was killed in a car bomb explosion. Imad Mughniyeh. The Israelis held him responsible for many terrorist attacks that killed dozens of people. Mugnier is listed as the 25 most dangerous terrorists according to the FBI.
In November 2010, one of Iran's most prominent nuclear physicists, head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Tehran University, was assassinated in Tehran, Iran. Shahida Beheshti Majid Shahriari. He died as a result of a bomb planted in his car.
In November 2012, an Israeli airstrike killed the senior commander of Hamas' military wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades. Ahmed Jabari. According to Israel, he was responsible for most of the attacks against Israel carried out in the Gaza Strip between 2006-2012.
In November 2019, the leader of the Palestinian radical organization "Islamic Jihad" was liquidated in the Gaza Strip. Baha Abu al-Ata. He and his wife were killed when their home was hit by a rocket attack by the Israeli Air Force. Al-Ata in Tel Aviv was believed to be responsible for shelling Israel.
In November 2020 in Iran, in the city of Absard, nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed as a result of an armed attack. He heads the Center for Research and Innovation at the Iranian Ministry of Defense. According to Western intelligence services, Fakhrizadeh was the head of Iran's nuclear program and was considered one of the “architects” of the nuclear program. a secret military program to develop a nuclear warhead for ballistic missiles. According to one of the versions, the scientist was killed with the help of an automatic rifle, which was controlled by satellite. Iranian authorities announced the involvement of Israeli and American intelligence services in the death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
January 2, 2024, in the suburbs of Beirut, the deputy head of the Hamas politburo, Saleh al-Aruri, was killed by a drone strike. According to Israeli media, al-Aruri was one of the organizers of the Hamas attack on Israeli territory on October 7, 2023 (on that day, hundreds of Israelis were killed and taken hostage).
On March 11, 2024, in Nuseirat, Gaza, as a result of an Israeli strike on an underground facility, the deputy head of the military wing of Hamas, Marwan Issa, was killed.
On April 1, 2024, the Israeli Air Force attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing senior Iranian generals Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, as well as five officers. According to Iranian media, Zahedi commanded parts of the Al Quds Force. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Lebanon and Syria.
On July 30, 2024, in the suburbs of Beirut, Fuad Shukr, senior military adviser to the Secretary General of Hezbollah, was killed by a missile strike. Hassan Nasrallah. According to media reports, he was the second most important person in the organization. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israelis had "destroyed the right-hand man of Nasrullah, who was directly responsible for the massacre of children."
On July 31, 2024, the head of the political bureau of the radical Palestinian organization Hamas Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran as a result of an Israeli missile attack. He was in Iran as an invited guest for the inauguration of President Massoud Pezeshkian, which took place on July 30.
On September 20, 2024, in Beirut, an Israeli Air Force missile strike killed Ibrahim Akil, commander of Hezbollah's special operations and elite unit. "Sili Radvan" and several other representatives of the command staff of the unit. After the death of Fuad Shukr, Aqeel became the second man in the Shiite organization. In April 2023, the State Department announced a $7 million reward for information on his whereabouts. He was accused of involvement in the bombings of the US Embassy in Beirut in 1983.