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IDF says Hezbollah leader's personal adviser killed in Wednesday strikes on Beirut

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IDF says Hezbollah leader's personal adviser killed in Wednesday strikes on Beirut

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April 09, 2026

April 09, 2026

IDF says it killed Hezbollah leader's personal adviser in Wednesday Lebanon strikes

IDF announced it killed the nephew and secretary of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem in Wednesday strikes in Lebanon.

They said Ali Yusuf Harshi was "a close associate and personal advisor to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office."

Overnight, the IDF struck two Litani River crossings in Lebanon, which it said are used by Hezbollah to transfer thousands of weapons, rockets, and launchers, and added that it strike 10 Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, launchers and command centers in the south.

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued a statement condemning "any breach of the cease-fire in the Middle East," adding that if the "Middle East Crisis" were to "flare up again," Europe should consider a temporary suspension of the stability and growth pact, a set of fiscal guidelines that ensure budgetary discipline among EU member states.

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