"The Israeli military said on Thursday it had killed a member of Iran's elite Quds Force in a strike in southern Lebanon, accusing him of planning attacks against Israel from Lebanon and Syria. The man was identified as Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, whom Israel described as a key operative in Unit 840 of the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to a military statement, al-Jawhari was assassinated in the Ansariyeh area."
"The strike comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran, following a brief but intense 12-day war in June. The conflict began when Israel launched strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as residential areas. Israel said the strikes were intended to cripple Iran's nuclear research and ballistic missile programs. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on Israel. During the fighting, the United States later joined Israel in briefly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities before a ceasefire was declared."
Israel said it killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in a strike in southern Lebanon, naming him Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari and describing him as a Unit 840 operative. The military accused al-Jawhari of planning attacks against Israel from Lebanon and Syria and said he was assassinated in the Ansariyeh area; no further details were released. There was no immediate comment from Iranian or Lebanese officials. The strike occurred amid heightened tensions after a brief but intense 12-day June war in which Israel struck Iranian military, nuclear and residential sites and Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks. Israel has continued near-daily strikes in Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding, and a US-backed November 2024 ceasefire called for gradual disarmament south of the Litani River.
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