Middle East
Senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut
Brig. Gen. Abbas targeted alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Rania Abu Shamala |
28.09.2024 - Update : 28.09.2024
Thousands of people gather in Felestin Square, despite the rain, to protest the Israeli attacks in Lebanon that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian Brigadier Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan in Tehran, Iran on September 28, 2024. Demonstrators carrying Lebanese and Palestinian flags and posters of Nasrallah chanted slogans against Israel and the US.
ISTANBUL
A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed in Friday’s Israeli air attack on Beirut, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
Brigadier Gen. Abbas Nilforoushan was killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the agency said.
Nilforoushan is said to have served as the deputy commander of the IRGC for operational affairs.
Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 41,600 victims, mostly women and children, following a cross-border attack by Hamas last Oct. 7.
Israel's recent extensive airstrikes on Lebanon have killed hundreds and displaced many others.
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