Jerusalem: The Israeli army said on October 21 that the latest commander responsible for funding the Lebanese Hezbollah group was "eliminated" in Syria.
The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was in charge of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400. This unit is tasked with managing the flow and amounts of financial support for Hezbollah, which comes primarily through Tehran’s oil revenues, according to army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.
Hagari said that the commander was taken out in Syria just hours before the announcement was made.
Previously, Unit 4400 was led by Mohammed Jafar Ksir, also known as Sheikh Salah, Hagari mentioned. “He was responsible for Hezbollah’s primary income for many years until we eliminated him in a targeted attack in Beirut earlier in October,” Hagari added.
Earlier on Monday, Syria’s defense ministry reported that two people were killed in an airstrike, allegedly carried out by Israel, which targeted a vehicle in Damascus.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the strike, saying it targeted a non-Syrian individual driving the car. The incident occurred in an area where a memorial service was being held for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who had been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces last week.
Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, has been launching daily rocket attacks into northern Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian group following the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel.
Israel, which has been carrying out a ground offensive for nearly a month aimed at pushing Hezbollah away from its northern borders, has recently escalated efforts to target the group’s financial network.
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