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IRGC commander of Hezbollah missile unit killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut

·Beirut, Lebanon

The IDF announced it killed Abu Dharr Mohammadi, an IRGC officer who commanded Hezbollah's missile unit, in an airstrike in Beirut earlier this week. The IDF described Mohammadi as a "central figure in the military coordination" between Hezbollah and Iran, a "key figure" in Hezbollah's missile force build-up, and an authority on Hezbollah's strategic weapons. He coordinated between Hezbollah and senior Iranian officials. His death likely degrades the IRGC-Hezbollah coordination that produced the first declared joint operation on Day 12-13.

The Israeli military announced on Thursday March 12 that it killed Abu Dharr Mohammadi, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who served as a commander in Hezbollah's missile unit, in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday. The IDF said Mohammadi was a "central figure in the military coordination" between Hezbollah and the Iranian regime, a "key figure" in Hezbollah's military force build-up in the field of missiles, and "served as an authority on the subject of Hezbollah's strategic weapons." He coordinated between Hezbollah and senior Iranian officials. The killing is significant because Mohammadi represented exactly the kind of IRGC-Hezbollah coordination node that enabled the first declared joint operation against Israel on Day 12-13. His elimination may degrade the operational integration between Iran's ballistic missile attacks and Hezbollah's rocket barrages.

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IsraelSUPPORTINGCLAIM

IDF: We eliminated Abu Dharr Mohammadi, IRGC commander in Hezbollah missile unit. Central figure in military coordination between Hezbollah and Iran, key figure in strategic weapons build-up.

HezbollahOPPOSINGSTATEMENT

Hezbollah has not confirmed the death of IRGC officer Mohammadi. His role in missile coordination made him a high-value target for Israel.

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IRGC officer Abu Dharr Mohammadi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut while serving as a coordination commander with Hezbollah forces.

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IDF eliminated Abu Dharr Mohammadi, IRGC commander operating in Hezbollah missile unit in Lebanon. Central figure in military coordination between Hezbollah and Iran.