IDF announces elimination of Hezbollah commander behind murder of 5 American soldiers

The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of a elder Hezbollah commandant who was accused of orchestrating the 2007 kidnapping and execution of 5 American soldiers.

The IDF said they killed Hezbollah violent Ali Musa Daqduq was killed Friday successful a precise onslaught successful confederate Lebanon, southbound of the Litani River.

"ELIMINATED: Ali Musa Daqduq, a elder Hezbollah commandant who held a bid of 5 elder positions wrong Hezbollah," the IDF hailed connected X. "Daqduq played a cardinal relation successful advancing violent attacks and combat operations against Israel and IDF soldiers. In 2007, helium orchestrated the kidnapping and execution of 5 American soldiers."

Israeli officials targeted the seasoned Hezbollah operative who held aggregate elder roles successful the panic organization.

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"His elimination constitutes different important stroke to Hezbollah’s elder concatenation of bid by eliminating 1 of the astir salient operatives liable for violent enactment against Israeli civilians, IDF soldiers, and American servicemembers," the IDF wrote successful a statement.

"The IDF volition proceed to run against commanders of the Hezbollah violent organization."

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The Israeli Defense Forces announced the elimination of violent Ali Musa Daqduq, a elder Hezbollah commandant who held a bid of 5 elder positions, having precocious violent attacks and combat operations against Israel and IDF soldiers. In 2007, helium orchestrated the kidnapping and execution of 5 American soldiers. (Israel Defense Forces/X)

Daqduq’s roles included commandant of the information portion for eliminated Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah, commandant successful the Radwan Force, commandant successful the Operations Department of the Nasser Unit, caput of Hezbollah’s Infantry Unit and commandant of Hezbollah’s "Golan Terrorist Network," according to the IDF.

The Golan web was liable for Hezbollah’s entrenchment successful Syria and the constitution of subject infrastructure adjacent Israel’s border. The unit’s activities were exposed by Israel successful 2019.

"In caller years, helium played a cardinal relation successful advancing violent attacks and combat operations against the State of Israel and IDF soldiers," the IDF said.

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Daqduq besides led overmuch of Hezbollah’s operational readying against Israeli troops on the Lebanon borderline implicit the past respective years, the IDF added.

Daqduq was captured by U.S. forces successful Iraq successful 2007, but was transferred to Iraqi custody during the U.S. withdrawal successful 2011 nether erstwhile President Barack Obama. Iraqi courts aboriginal dismissed charges against him, and Baghdad released him successful 2012.

"His elimination constitutes different important stroke to Hezbollah’s elder concatenation of bid by eliminating 1 of the astir salient operatives liable for violent enactment against Israeli civilians, IDF soldiers, and American servicemembers," the IDF said.

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The announcement came arsenic Israel besides carried retired strikes Sunday successful the Dahieh territory of Beirut, targeting what the IDF described arsenic Hezbollah infrastructure.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said successful a associated connection that the Beirut strikes were ordered successful effect to Hezbollah occurrence toward Israeli territory.

"Israel volition not tolerate occurrence into its territory," they said.

The latest strikes travel astatine a delicate diplomatic moment, arsenic U.S.-backed efforts proceed to finalize a broader determination woody with Iran and President Donald Trump.

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Ali Musa Daqduq, a longtime Hezbollah commander, was killed aft years of engagement successful the group’s subject and violent operations, according to Israeli officials. (Israeli Defense Forces; Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Bibi should not person done what helium did," Trump told Fox News' Middle East analogous Trey Yingst.

He said to Netanyahu: "What the f--k are you doing?"

Trump told Yingst helium hopes the woody with Iran volition beryllium signed earlier the night. He volition region the blockade of Iranian ports instantly erstwhile it is signed.

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 Trump volition inquire Iran not to respond with missiles toward Israel.

A diplomat progressive successful the talks told Fox News the Beirut strikes were complicating those efforts.

"The strikes contiguous successful Beirut are creating issues with finalizing the deal," the diplomat said. "This is simply a wide effort by Israel to sabotage the president’s woody and resistance the United States backmost into war."

A elder Israeli authoritative rejected that characterization, telling Fox News that Israel was responding to Hezbollah attacks.

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"We cull the conception that Israel is to blasted for the speech of fire," the authoritative said. "Hezbollah attacks person targeted Israeli civilians the past 3 days."

Fox News' Trey Yingst contributed to this report.