Ibrahim Aqil

Israel is trying to stop terrorism, Hezbollah is trying to kill civilians - editorial

Israel targets Hezbollah terrorists to prevent attacks, while Hezbollah indiscriminately targets Israeli civilians, yet some criticize Israel for escalating the conflict.

 A man poses next to a picture of late Hezbollah senior leader Ibrahim Aqil, ahead of the funeral of Ibrahim Aqil and of Hezbollah member Mahmoud Hamad, who were killed in Friday's Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 22, 2024.
 A F-15 fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023.

IDF report: Air force crucial in major strikes on key Hezbollah targets

 Emergency personnel work at the site of Friday's Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.

Hezbollah beeper blasts: Timing not due to plan being exposed, sources say - exclusive

People and members of the military inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, September 20, 2024.

Hezbollah's Radwan Force chooses its new lead commander - report


Sullivan says Israel-Lebanon escalation worrying, justice served in strike on Hezbollah

Sullivan said the Friday strike served justice to Aqil, who was wanted by the US for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a US Marines barracks.

 US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a press conference at the US embassy in Beijing, China August 29, 2024.

Aqil and Shukr eliminated: Which Hezbollah leaders remain in Israel's crosshairs? - analysis

If things continue to escalate in the North, there is a strong likelihood that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would be a key target for a targeted Israel strike.

 MAY 13: A woman holds a photo of Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah pior the Hezbollah Political Party Rally to commemorate the anniversary of Badreddine death on May 13, 2022 in Baalbek in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

Arab states watch Hezbollah deterrence weakened, Israeli deterrence restored - analysis

After losing it after October 7, now, Israel is returning to the impression that the region has had of the country for the past decades.

 Smoke rises from Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon September 20, 2024.

Netanyahu firm on new phase of Hezbollah war as UN warns of catastrophe

“Our goals are clear, our actions speak for themselves,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a fire cause by Hezbollah rockets.

Inside Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force: Structure, strategy, and operations - explainer

The Radwan Force is central to Hezbollah’s military doctrine, which emphasizes asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior adversary like Israel.

 Members of Hezbollah attend the funeral of Wissam Tawil, a commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces who according to Lebanese security sources was killed during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, in Khirbet Silem, Lebanon, January 9, 2024.

Biden: Northern Israelis, southern Lebanese must be able to return home safely

"This elimination is intended to protect the citizens of Israel," Biden said in a brief statement to the press, adding that Israel was not seeking regional escalation.

 US President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, March 26, 2024. 'There is one ‘righteous man in his generation’ – Biden is the Noah of our story, contributing from his experience to our doctrine of poverty, fundamentalism, and terror,”

Who is Ibrahim Aqil, target of Israel's Beirut strike? - explainer

Ibrahim Aqil, also known as Tahsin, "serves on Hezbollah’s highest military body, the Jihad Council."

Ibrahim Aqil (illustrative)

Hezbollah confirms Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aqil killed by IDF strike in Beirut

Security sources told Reuters that other members of Hezbollah's Radwan Force were killed when the Israeli strike hit a meeting they were attending.

Plane flies as smoke rises from Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 20, 2024 (illustration).

Israel-Hamas War day 350: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon border?

IDF kills Radwan force chief in Beirut strike • Hezbollah rockets cause fire in playground and across North

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi addresses top IDF officials after the Israeli military eliminated Hezbollah Operations Division Head and Radwan Force Commander Ibrahim Aqil. September 20, 2024.