Israel military says killed secretary to Hezbollah chief in Beirut
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers a speech from an unknown location, Nov. 20, 2024 in this still image from Al Manar TV video. Reuters-Yonhap
By AFP
JERUSALEM — Israel's military said Thursday it had struck and killed a close adviser to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem in Beirut a day earlier, when Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon.
"Yesterday, the IDF struck in the Beirut area and eliminated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem," a military statement said.
Harshi was "a close associate and personal adviser to... Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office", it added.