Hezbollah's chief propagandist eliminated in Beirut
The spokesperson of the Hezbollah organization, Mohammed Afif (photo: newsx.com)
On Sunday, November 17, Israeli military forces carried out an airstrike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. As a result of the attack, Mohammed Afif, the chief propagandist and spokesperson for the terrorist organization Hezbollah, was eliminated, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
The airstrike was carried out on Sunday, November 17.
It is noted that Mohammed Afif was a high-ranking military operative of Hezbollah, who joined the terrorist organization in the 1980s.
Since the beginning of the war, the propagandist had a significant influence on Hezbollah's military operations. He communicated with senior officials and was directly involved in developing and carrying out the group's terrorist activities against Israel.
Moreover, Afif directed Hezbollah operatives to gather footage from the field, to be used for Hezbollah's propaganda and psychological terror. He also received orders from Hezbollah's senior military commanders regarding Hezbollah's responsibility for the UAV attack on the Prime Minister of Israel’s residence, in Caesarea on October 19th, 2024," the statement reads.
The IDF also added that the messages Afif broadcasted to Lebanese media glorified and incited terrorist activities against Israel. The terrorist was responsible for numerous psychological warfare operations targeting the Israeli public.
The source: Israel Defense Forces (idfanc.activetrail.biz)
Hezbollah confirmed the death of its chief spokesperson, who was the head of the group's media relations department.
The militants stated that he was killed in an airstrike on the headquarters of the Syrian Ba'ath Party in central Beirut, not at the Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of the capital.
Elimination of Hezbollah leaders
Over the past year, since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have destroyed numerous targets and eliminated several leaders of the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
At the end of October, Israeli forces struck a bank office in Beirut that finances the group's operations.
The IDF also eliminated a terrorist infrastructure site near the village of Kfarkela in southern Lebanon.
Previously, the military killed commander Jalal Mustafa Hariri, who was responsible for Hezbollah operations in the Qana area of southern Lebanon.
In late September, Israeli forces eliminated Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
These actions provoked a significant escalation in hostilities between Israel and the militants. Since October 1, the IDF has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah militants, which continues to this day.
