The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon. The military identified the man as Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, calling him a key operative in the force's unit 840. ADVERTISEMENTHe was assassinated in the area or Ansariyeh, the military added in a statement, without giving any further details of his death. Israel and Iran fought a brief war in June and the Israeli military has been carrying out strikes in Lebanon on a near-daily basis, in what it says is an effort to stop Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah from rebuilding. There was no immediate comment from Iran or Lebanon.

Source: The Telegraph December 25, 2025 17:02 UTC