Israel says it has eliminated Hezbollah communication chief in Beirut

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Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, who was responsible for Hezbollah's communications unit since 2000, was allegedly killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut on Thursday...

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday claimed that it had eliminated the head of Hezbollah's communication networks, Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, in the strikes it carried out on Beirut on Thursday...

"Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the Commander of Hezbollahs Communications Unit, killed during a precise, intelligence-based strike in Beirut yesterday", IDF posted on X...

Israel had earlier claimed that it had killed another senior Hezbollah official, Mohammed Anisi, involved in the groups development of precision guided missiles, in a recent airstrike that targeted Hezbollahs intelligence branch in Beirut...

Israel hit Beirut at midnight with an intense barrage of airstrikes, presumably while senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine was attending a meeting of senior officials in an underground bunker, according to The New York Times..