Overview
- The IDF and Shin Bet said they conducted a joint operation in the Ansariyeh area that killed Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari.
- Israel identified al-Jawhari as a key Quds Force Unit 840 operative involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon, saying the unit is led by Asghar Baqeri with Mohammad Reza Ansari as deputy.
- The military released drone footage it said shows the strike.
- Israeli authorities framed the action within near-daily operations in Lebanon aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding after recent hostilities with Iran.
- There was no immediate comment from Iranian or Lebanese officials, while Lebanon’s state news agency reported two deaths from a drone strike on a road toward the Syrian border.