April 09, New Delhi – The Israeli Defence Forces announced on Thursday that they had killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, in Beirut.
In a statement, the Israeli military said that Harshi was "a close associate and personal advisor to Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office".
It also stated that its troops had also targeted two key crossings used by Hezbollah to move weapons south of the Litani River, as well as over 10 weapons storage sites, launchers, and command centers in southern Lebanon.