A man stands next to a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, amid an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel. Israel sais it had killed the nephew of Naim Qassem, leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah.
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Israel said on Thursday (April 9, 2026) it had killed the nephew of Naim Qassem, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, in a strike on Beirut overnight.
“The IDF struck in the Beirut area and eliminated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem,” the military said.
Published – April 09, 2026 02:52 pm IST
