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IDF Navy kills Quds Force member Muhammad Ali Kourani in Beirut strike — Shin Bet intelligence
·Beirut, Lebanon
An Israeli Navy strike in Beirut on Day 24 killed Muhammad Ali Kourani, a member of Iran's Quds Force, the IDF announced on Day 25. Kourani was 'advancing terror attacks directed by Iranian intelligence officials.' The strike followed intelligence provided by the Shin Bet security agency.
The IDF announced on Day 25 that an Israeli Navy strike in Beirut on Day 24 killed Muhammad Ali Kourani, a member of Iran's IRGC Quds Force — the extraterritorial operations arm. The IDF stated Kourani had been 'advancing terror attacks directed by Iranian intelligence officials.' The strike was carried out by the Navy following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet, indicating a joint Navy-Shin Bet targeted operation. Kourani's killing is part of Israel's systematic campaign to eliminate Quds Force operatives embedded with Hezbollah in Lebanon, disrupting the command-and-control chain linking Iranian intelligence directives to Hezbollah ground operations.
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IDF confirms Navy strike in Beirut killed Quds Force member Kourani who was 'advancing terror attacks directed by Iranian intelligence officials.' Strike followed Shin Bet intelligence.
Muhammad Ali Kourani, a Quds Force operative coordinating Iranian intelligence-directed attacks via Hezbollah in Lebanon, was killed in Israeli Navy strike. His elimination degrades the Iran-Hezbollah command coordination link in Beirut.
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