The Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah announced on Saturday morning that Ahmad Mahmoud Wahabi, a senior commander in the group and part of the top command of the Radwan Force, was killed in the IDF airstrike in Beirut yesterday.
The strike targeted and killed Hezbollah Operations Division head and Radwan Force Commander Ibrahim Aqil, along with nearly a dozen other top commanders, including Wahabi.
Hezbollah later also confirmed the elimination of terrorists Muhammad Ahmad Reda, Muhammad Qasim al-Attar, Muhammad Ahmad Reda, Ahmad Samir Deeb, Abdullah Abbas Hijazi, Aref Ahmad al-Raz, Hassan Ali Hussein, Abbas Sami Muslimani, Hussein Ahmad Hadroj, Hassan Yousef Abdul Sater, Mahdi Muslim Jamoul, and Jihad Shafiq Khazal Khanafer.
The terror organization announced that 16 members of their group were killed in the strikes.
What was Wahabi's role in the Hezbollah terror organization?
Hezbollah credited Wahabi as a key member of Hezbollah's training protocol, dubbing him the head of its "central training unit" and a former Radwan Force commander, Israeli media reported.
Wahabi was also allegedly involved in fighting for Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war, much like other Hezbollah officers.
Reuters initially reported that a thick cloud of smoke was seen climbing over the Lebanese capital during Friday's strikes, adding that residents of the city's southern suburbs reported hearing a blast.
Israeli and foreign media reported that the meeting was between Palestinian and Hezbollah officials. The Jerusalem Post was not able to confirm the report at this time.
The strike followed massive Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel overnight between Thursday and Friday, during which some 50 homes in the Israeli border community of Metulla were reportedly damaged. Additionally, rocket falls and shrapnel sparked fires across several locations in the North.
Sam Halpern contributed to this report.