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OAN Staff James Meyers
1:31 PM – Friday, September 20, 2024
The Israeli military announced that they have taken out Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of the Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah, who was held responsible for the 1983 attack on U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, which resulted in the deaths of 220 Marines, 18 Navy sailors, and three Army soldiers.
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In the airstrike, Hezbollah’s operations staff and commanders from the Radwan Unit were eliminated as well, alongside Aqil.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the Hezbollah terrorists were killed during a meeting where the men had been strategizing a new attack on the Jewish State that would allow them to “kidnap and murder innocent civilians, in a similar manner to the October 7 Massacre.”
“The IDF will continue to remove the threat of Hezbollah’s capabilities and will continue to operate in all arenas to protect Israeli civilians,” the military said in its announcement.
The U.S. also announced a $7 million reward in April of last year for any information that could lead to Aqil’s whereabouts.
In a press conference, U.S. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby noted that he was “certainly not aware of any pre-notification [by the IDF to Washington, D.C.] of those strikes,” highlighting that it was “not atypical” for the Israeli military to strike without giving the U.S. a warning.
According to Lebanese health officials, at least 12 people were killed and 66 others wounded, with nine being listed in serious condition.
The attack comes during the same week that other Hezbollah fighters are now being targeted in Lebanon.
On Tuesday, the Israeli Secret Service launched their masterful attack. They blew up compromised communication pagers belonging to thousands of Hezbollah terrorists. This resulted in 12 deaths and 2,800 injuries. On Wednesday, the agency also detonated walkie talkies used by the terrorist group, killing another 20 and wounding another 450.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has been launching daily airstrikes, which began immediately after the October 7th terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
“Israeli senior political and military leaders have been very clear in this time that they see the security situation along their northern border as unsustainable,” Nicolas Carl, research manager for the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project told the New York Post on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last week that a political settlement will not return those who are displaced to northern Israel, and that Israel is “preparing for a broad campaign.”
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