Who is Suhail Hussein Husseini? Hezbollah HQ's commander killed by Israel

Israel on Monday said that it had eliminated Suhail Hussein Husseini , the commander of the Hezbollah headquarters, in a precision airstrike. The strike, carried out by Israeli fighter jets near Beirut, is part of Israel's recent series of targeted killings aimed at the leadership of Hezbollah.

Suhail Hussein Husseini was a key figure in Hezbollah’s military operations, managing the logistics and budgeting of the group's most sensitive projects, including weapons transfers between Iran and Hezbollah, the Israeli military said. As a member of the Jihad Council, the senior leadership within Hezbollah, Husseini played a critical role in overseeing Hezbollah's operational plans for war and coordinating terrorist attacks against Israel from Lebanon and Syria.

מתוקף תפקידו, חסיני עסק בתקצוב וניהול לוגיסטי של הפרויקטים הרגישים ביותר של הארגון, בניהם התוכנית האופרטיבית למלחמה ותוכניות מיוחדות נוספות, ביניהם הוצאת פיגועים לעבר מדינת ישראל משטח לבנון וסוריה

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This targeted killing of Husseini is part of a broader Israeli campaign to decapitate Hezbollah’s leadership. Over the last weeks, Israel has struck down seven top Hezbollah commanders , including senior figures who have been with the organization since its inception in the 1980s.

Who was Suhail Hussein Husseini?

• Suhail Hussein Husseini was the commander of Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut.
• He managed the logistics and budgeting of Hezbollah's most critical projects, including war plans.
• Husseini coordinated weapons transfers from Iran to Hezbollah and distributed them within the group.
• He was a member of the Jihad Council, Hezbollah's senior military leadership.
• Husseini oversaw the Research and Development Unit responsible for manufacturing precision-guided missiles and storing weapons.