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The head of Hezbollah's intelligence was probably killed

The Israeli army fired 5 rockets from Lebanon

Oct 5, 2024 11:43 52

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The Israeli army detected the firing of five rockets from Lebanon towards the territory of the Jewish state, the press service of the army announced.

Part of the missiles were intercepted by the air defense system, the rest fell in an uninhabited area, the statement said.

As a result of the shelling, an air alert was declared in the Ha-Amakim and Wadi Ara regions, the press service notes.

Meanwhile, the head of intelligence for the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, Hussein Hazima, may have been in a bunker in the southern suburbs of Beirut that was struck by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on October 3, Israeli news portal Walla reported, citing Israeli officials.

Earlier, an IS spokesman said Israeli air force fighters attacked facilities of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut. The attacks targeted "command centers", "intelligence gathering facilities" and fighters belonging to the movement's intelligence arm. Mohammed Rashid Saqafi, who had headed Hezbollah's communications network department since 2000, was reportedly killed.

The Ynet portal reported that the Israeli army dropped a bomb on Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters. 73 tons of ammunition. According to him, the strikes may have been aimed at eliminating the new Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hashem Safi al-Din, who replaced Hassan Nasrullah in this post.