Yahya Sinwar, Hassan Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh who were killed in the ongoing war with Israel.
Israel announced on 17 October 2024 death of yahya sinwara chief architect of Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023that sparked Israel-Hamas warIt comes after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed several high-ranking Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks, including Hassan Nasrallah Many leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah have been killed along with other terrorists since the beginning of the current war.
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Here is a list of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders who have been killed in the current war
1. Yahya Sinwar, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. He was motivated by his deep dislike of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and a deep commitment to the Islamic ideology of Hamas.
2. Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon’s Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel said he had killed on September 28, 2024, led Hezbollah during decades of conflict with Israel, overseeing its transformation into a military force with regional influence and Became one of the most prominent Arab figures in generations – with Iranian support.
3. Fatah Sharif: The Israeli military said on 30 September 2024 that Army “eliminates” Hamas leader Sharif in Lebanon, as it continued to target Iran-backed terrorist groups in the neighboring country.
4. Ali Karaki: The airstrike that killed Nasrallah killed Ali Karaki, one of Hezbollah’s top commanders. The Israeli military said more than 20 militants of various ranks were killed in the attack on the underground bunker.
5. Nabeel Kauk: Kouk, who was killed in an airstrike on 28 September 2024, was the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council.
6. Mohammad Shoor: Srour was the head of Hezbollah’s drone unit, which was used for the first time in this current conflict with Israel. Under his leadership, Hezbollah launched explosives and reconnaissance drones deep into Israel, breaching its defense systems, mostly focused on the group’s rockets and missiles.
7. Ibrahim Qubaisi: He led Hezbollah’s missile unit. The Israeli military says Qubaisi masterminded the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli soldiers on the northern border in 2000, whose bodies were returned in a prisoner swap with Hezbollah four years later.
8. ibrahim aqeel, Ibrahim Akil, a Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on September 20, 2024, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 at the US embassy and a US Marine barracks.
9. Ahmed Mahmood Wahbi: Ahmed Wahbi, the top commander who oversaw military operations of the Radwan special forces until early 2024, was killed in an Israeli strike on September 20 targeting several top commanders in the Beirut suburbs, including Ibrahim Akil.
10. Fuad Venus: On July 30, an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Shukr has been one of the key military faces of Hezbollah since it was founded by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 1982.
11. Mohammad Nasir: Mohammed Nasser was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 3 July. Israel claimed responsibility, saying he was leading the unit responsible for firing on Israel from south-western Lebanon. According to senior security sources in Lebanon, Nasser, a senior Hezbollah commander, was responsible for a portion of Hezbollah’s operations along the border.
12. Taleb Abdullah: Senior Hezbollah field commander Abdullah was killed on 12 June in an attack claimed by Israel, which said it struck a command and control center in southern Lebanon. Security sources in Lebanon said he was Hezbollah’s commander for the central sector of the southern border strip and was of the same rank as Nasser.
13. Mohammad Deef: Hamas leader Deif was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on 1 August. Deaf had been on Israel’s kill list since at least the early 2000s.
14. Ismail Haniyeh: Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated on 31 July during a visit to Tehran. He was a Hamas leader since 2017. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said he was killed by a short-range projectile.
15. Saleh-Al Arouri: Israeli drone attack on Beirut’s southern suburb Dahiyah Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri was assassinated January 2, 2024 Arouri was also the founder of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
16. Marwan Issa: Hamas’s deputy military commander, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli strike in March, the Israeli military said. He topped Israel’s most wanted list along with Deif and Sinwar.
published – October 18, 2024 12:34 PM IST
