Israeli Navy Kills Five IRGC Quds Force Commanders in Beirut Hotel

An Israeli Navy strike on a hotel in Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb kills five named IRGC Quds Force commanders on Day 9. The IDF names them: Majid Hassini, the Lebanon Corps financier who transferred Iranian funds to Hezbollah and Hamas; Ali Reza Bi-Azar, Lebanon Corps intelligence chief; Ahmad Rasouli, Palestine Corps intelligence chief; Hossein Ahmadlou, Lebanon Corps intelligence operative; and Abu Muhammad Ali, Hezbollah's representative in the Palestine Corps. All were hiding in a civilian hotel. The strike is the most significant IRGC decapitation operation of the Lebanon campaign. Combined with earlier kills — Daoud Alizadeh (acting Lebanon Corps commander, Tehran) and Reza Khazaei (Lebanon Corps chief of staff, Beirut) — the Quds Force Lebanon and Palestine Corps have now lost virtually their entire command chain in nine days.

Key facts

• •Five IRGC Quds Force commanders killed in single naval strike on Beirut hotel
• •Majid Hassini — Lebanon Corps financier, transferred funds to Hezbollah and Hamas
• •Ali Reza Bi-Azar — Lebanon Corps intelligence chief
• •Ahmad Rasouli — Palestine Corps intelligence chief
• •Third major Quds Force decapitation of Day 9 — following Beirut morning strike and Bekaa operative