{"id":20227,"date":"2025-04-20T22:30:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T19:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20227"},"modified":"2025-04-20T23:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T20:34:17","slug":"idf-hits-top-hezbollah-leader-a-critical-day-says-security-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idf-hits-top-hezbollah-leader-a-critical-day-says-security-source\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Hits Top Hezbollah Leader in &#8220;Significant&#8221; Blow to the Terror Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"429\">In a targeted operation carried out earlier today (Sunday), the IDF struck Hussein Ali Nasser, a senior Hezbollah operative and deputy commander of Unit 4400, in southern Lebanon using an aerial platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"740\">Nasser is considered a central figure in Hezbollah\u2019s military build-up efforts. According to the IDF, he was responsible for smuggling weapons and funds into Lebanon and abroad, facilitated arms deals with Iranian elements, and maintained covert ties with Hezbollah operatives working inside Beirut\u2019s airport.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20231\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20231\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-20-at-12.47.51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-20-at-12.47.51.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-20-at-12.47.51-300x180.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The strike in Lebanon | Use per Section 27a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"984\">The IDF added that Nasser had also overseen additional weapons deals along the Syria-Lebanon border and played a direct role in strengthening the Shiite terror group\u2019s operational infrastructure. \u201cHis elimination is another blow to Hezbollah\u2019s force-building capabilities,\u201d a senior Israeli security official said, adding: \u201cThis is a very significant day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1445\">The strike is part of Operation Northern Arrows, which has been ongoing since the start of the Swords of Iron war. Several other senior Unit 4400 operatives have been eliminated in recent months, including the unit\u2019s commander, Mohammad Jaafar Qasir, and his deputy, Ali Hassan Gharib.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IDF struck in Lebanon, targeting Hussein Ali Nasser, deputy head of Hezbollah\u2019s Unit 4400. 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