Israel Says It Killed Quds Force Unit 840 Operative in Southern Lebanon

Overview

• Israeli authorities said a joint IDF–Shin Bet operation in Ansariyeh on Thursday killed Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari.
• Israel identified al-Jawhari as a key operative in the Quds Force’s Unit 840 under IRGC command, involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon.
• The military did not disclose how the operation was conducted.
• There were no immediate public comments from Iran or the Lebanese government at the time of the reports.
• Israeli statements place the strike within a campaign of near-daily actions since a brief June confrontation, and on Friday the IDF reported new strikes on Hezbollah training sites and weapons depots in Lebanon.