Overview

• An Israeli airstrike on August 8 targeted a vehicle near the Masnaa border crossing in eastern Lebanon, killing PFLP commander Mohammed Wishah and his bodyguard, Mufid Hussein.
• Wishah, a Syrian national, led the PFLP’s Military-Security Department in Syria and served on its central committee.
• Israel Defense Forces said he coordinated joint operations with other Palestinian factions and strengthened ties with Iranian-aligned proxies in planning attacks on Israeli targets.
• Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported the strike killed six people in total and wounded ten others, without identifying all the victims.
• The latest strike continues Israel’s focused campaign since October 2023 to disrupt Palestinian militant networks in Lebanon through targeted leadership eliminations.