IDF strikes Hezbollah, IRGC terrorist Khalil Al-Maqdah in Sidon
Al-Maqdah is the brother of Mounir Al-Maqdah, a resident of Lebanon who operates for Hezbollah and the IRGC, attempting to carry out terror attacks, the IDF added.
An Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft struck terrorist Khalil Hussein Khalil Al-Maqdah in the Sidon area of Lebanon, the military confirmed on Wednesday.
Al-Maqdah is the brother of Mounir Al-Maqdah, a resident of Lebanon who operated for Hezbollah and the IRGC, attempting to carry out terror attacks, the IDF added.
The two operated for the IRGC and were involved in guiding terror attacks , transferring of funds and weapons for West Bank terror infrastructure.
IDF names IRGC figures responsible for weapon-smuggling, terror attacks
The military specified that weapons that were uncovered in March 2024, which were smuggled into the West Bank, were destined for terror squads, which were enlisted and guided by the two brothers.
The IDF also named Jawad Jaafari, head of the special operations unit in the IRGC's intelligence wing, Unit 4000, and Ashgar Bakari, Commander of Unit 840, a special operations unit in the Iranian Quds Force, as the guiding figures behind the smuggling of weapons to Israel and the planning of terror attacks.
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