Media: Israel neutralises 20 members of Hezbollah's military leadership

The Shiite Hezbollah organisation has announced the deaths of two leaders during Israeli missile strikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon.

Chief of Hezbollah's preventive security unit, prominent theologian involved in the holy war for the liberation of Jerusalem Nabil Kaouk was killed in an attack on the residential area on September 28, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

Another leader, Ali Karaki, known as "number 2" in the military structure, died on September 27 alongside Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah during a strike on an underground bunker where a command meeting was held. 

Israel eliminated 20 members of Hezbollah's military leadership, including key figures responsible for security and military operations. Among them were Ibrahim Hussein Jazini, Abed al-Amir Mohammed Sablini and Ali Naaf Ayub. Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for 32 years, passed away on September 27. On September 28, the Israel Defense Forces announced that Nasrallah had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.  

The strike occurred during a meeting of Hezbollah's leadership. On September 28, the group confirmed the death of its leader and vowed to continue its resistance against Israel. The Iranian and Lebanese governments declared a mourning period in honour of Nasrallah.

By Naila Huseynova