IDF Says It Killed Hezbollah Spokesperson in Beirut Airstrike

The senior operative ‘wielded significant influence’ on the terrorist group’s military operations and ‘incited’ attacks, the Israel Defense Forces said.

A neighborhood in southern Beirut after an Israeli airstrike on Nov. 13, 2024. Ibrahim Amro / AFP via Getty Images

Hezbollah’s chief spokesman was killed in a recent airstrike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.

The IDF said its air force carried out a “precise, intelligence-based strike” on Nov. 17, killing Mohammed Afif, whom it identified as the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s chief spokesman and senior military operative.