Israel has intensified its airstrikes targeting Hezbollah commanders in Beirut, coinciding with a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict with the Iran-supported Lebanese group. Below is a summary of some operations attributed to Israel against leaders and commanders of Hezbollah and Hamas.

HEZBOLLAH

IBRAHIM QUBAISI

On September 24, an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut resulted in the death of Ibrahim Qubaisi, a commander and prominent figure within Hezbollah’s rocket division, according to two security sources.

IBRAHIM AQIL

On September 20, an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah’s operations commander and a member of the group’s senior military council. Aqil, who is also known by the aliases Tahsin and Abdelqader, is part of Hezbollah’s Jihad Council. The United States has linked him to the Beirut truck bombings that targeted the American embassy in April 1983, resulting in 63 fatalities, as well as the bombing of a U.S. Marine barracks six months later, which claimed 241 lives.

Fuad Shukr

Fuad Shukr, a prominent commander of Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on July 30. The Israeli military identified him as a key associate of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Shukr had been a significant military figure within Hezbollah since its formation by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over forty years ago. In 2015, the United States sanctioned Shukr, accusing him of being instrumental in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, which resulted in the deaths of 241 American service members.

Mohammed Nasser

Mohammed Nasser was also a casualty of an Israeli airstrike on July 3. Israel confirmed his death, stating that he led a unit responsible for launching attacks from southwestern Lebanon into Israel. As a senior commander in Hezbollah, Nasser oversaw a segment of the group’s operations along the border, according to high-ranking security officials in Lebanon.

Taleb Abdallah

Additionally, Taleb Abdallah, a senior field commander of Hezbollah, was killed on June 12 in an Israeli strike that targeted a command and control center in southern Lebanon.

Security sources in Lebanon reported that he held the position of Hezbollah’s commander for the central region of the southern border area and was of equal rank to Nasser. His death led the group to launch a significant barrage of rockets into Israel.

HAMAS

MOHAMMED DEIF

According to Israel’s military, Deif was killed following airstrikes in the Khan Younis area of Gaza on July 13, based on intelligence evaluations. The elusive Deif had previously survived seven assassination attempts by Israel. He is thought to have played a key role in orchestrating Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on October 7, which ignited the Gaza conflict. Hamas has yet to confirm his death.

ISMAIL HANIYEH

The Palestinian militant group announced that Ismail Haniyeh was killed in the early hours of July 31 in Iran. He was struck by a missile that hit the state guesthouse where he was residing. Israel has not taken responsibility for the attack.

SALEH AL-AROURI

On January 2, 2024, an Israeli drone strike in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut resulted in the death of Saleh al-Arouri, the Deputy Hamas chief. Arouri was also recognized as the founder of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades.