Israel claims killing of Hezbollah adviser in Lebanon
Israel's military released a statement claiming that an adviser and personal secretary to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem was killed in Beirut following Israeli strikes. This action was reported as part of wider Israeli military strikes on Lebanon.
Israel’s military said Thursday it had struck and killed a close adviser to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem in Beirut a day earlier, when Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon. “Yesterday, the IDF struck in the Beirut area and eliminated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem,” a military statement said. Harshi was “a close associate and personal adviser to... Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office”, it added. The...