Almost immediately after the strikes, the IDF issued a statement saying it targeted “a Hezbollah terrorist a short while ago in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut who was recently directing Hamas operatives and aided them in attempts to conduct a serious terrorist attack in the near future against Israeli citizens.” Hours later, the IDF revealed it had killed Hassan Ali Mahmoud Badeer, an operative in Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 who was also affiliated with the Quds Force, the external arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The IDF said that the terror attack Badeer had been aiding Hamas operatives to commit “was planned to be carried out immediately and intended to hurt Israeli citizens and therefore Hassan Badeer was killed immediately to eliminate the threat.” The IDF statement noted that Badeer’s activities “constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.” Ynet reported the attack was meant to target “an Israeli target abroad” and would have “killed hundreds of Israelis” had it succeeded. Hussein Al Hajj Hassan echoed Musawi, saying Hezbollah “is monitoring [the situation] and following [developments] and will have a [response] at the appropriate time.” Ali Ammar stressed that Hezbollah’s “exceptional patience in dealing with the enemy […] has limits.” Ammar said Israel only “understands the language of resistance, endurance, and steadfastness” and “the resistance remains present and is completely ready to face any new aggression.”
Author: David Daoud
Published at: 2025-04-01 21:00:29
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