Editing Hezbollah (section)

== Attacks on Hezbollah leaders ==
Hezbollah has also been the target of bomb attacks and kidnappings. These include:
* In the [[1985 Beirut car bombing]], Hezbollah leader [[Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah]] was targeted, but the assassination attempt failed.
* On 28 July 1989, Israeli commandos kidnapped Sheikh [[Abdel Karim Obeid]], the leader of Hezbollah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/UN/unres638.html |title=Abduction of Sheikh Obeid, Security Council Resolution 638 |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref> This action led to the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 638, which condemned all hostage takings by all sides.
* On 16 February 1992, Israeli helicopters attacked a motorcade in southern Lebanon, killing the Hezbollah leader [[Abbas al-Musawi]], his wife, son, and four others.<ref name="Timeline: Lebanon" />
* On 31 March 1995, Rida Yasin, also known as Abu Ali, was killed by a single rocket fired from an [[Israeli Airforce|Israeli]] helicopter while in a car near [[Derdghaya]] in the Israeli [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon|security zone]] 10&nbsp;km east of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]. Yasin was a senior military commander in southern Lebanon. His companion in the car was also killed. An Israeli civilian was killed and fifteen wounded in the retaliatory rocket fire.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/3/31/19167298/israel-kills-a-hezbollah-leader-and-aide-in-s-lebanon-raid|title=ISRAEL KILLS A HEZBOLLAH LEADER AND AIDE IN S. LEBANON RAID|date=31 March 1995|agency=Associated Press|work=Deseret News}}</ref><ref>Middle East International No 498, 14 April 1995; Publishers [[Christopher Mayhew|Lord Mayhew]], [[Dennis Walters|Dennis Walters MP]]; Editor [[Michael Adams (journalist)|Michael Adams]]; [[Jim Muir]] pp. 6–7</ref>
* On 12 February 2008, [[Imad Mughniyeh]] was killed by a car bomb in [[Damascus]], Syria.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-blast-idUSL1350754620080213|title=Hezbollah's most wanted commander killed in Syria bomb|work=Reuters|date=13 February 2008|access-date=5 September 2013|archive-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622132039/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/13/us-syria-blast-idUSL1350754620080213|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 3 December 2013, senior military commander [[Hassan al-Laqis]] was shot outside his home, two miles (three kilometers) southwest of Beirut. He died a few hours later on 4 December.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://cached.newslookup.com/cached.php?ref_id=371&siteid=2302&id=3937984&t=1386190185 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121134044/http://cached.newslookup.com/cached.php?ref_id=371&siteid=2302&id=3937984&t=1386190185 | archive-date=21 January 2015 | title=Slain Hezbollah honcho held key role in drone program | newspaper=The Times Of Israel | access-date=22 January 2015 }}</ref>
* On 18 January 2015, a group of Hezbollah fighters was targeted in [[Quneitra]], with the Al-Nusra Front claiming responsibility. In this attack, for which Israel was also accused, Jihad Mughniyeh, son of Imad Mughniyeh, five other members of Hezbollah and an Iranian general of Quds Force, [[Mohammad Ali Allahdadi]], were killed.<ref name="jpost">{{cite news | url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Masses-chant-Death-to-Israel-at-funeral-for-Hezbollah-commander-slain-in-alleged-Israeli-strike-388239 | title=Masses chant 'Death to Israel' at funeral for Hezbollah commander slain in alleged Israeli strike | newspaper=The Jerusalem Post | access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="Aljazeera a">{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/israeli-air-raid-kills-hezbollah-commander-2015118163236960984.html | title=Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli attack | publisher=Al Jazeera | access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera2">{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/hezbollah-mourns-fighters-killed-attack-2015119154814642494.html | title=Hezbollah mourns fighters killed in attack | publisher=Al Jazeera | access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref>
* On 10 May 2016, an explosion near Damascus International Airport killed top military commander [[Mustafa Badreddine]]. Lebanese media sources attributed the attack to an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah attributed the attack to [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|Syrian opposition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/israel-kills-prominent-hezbollah-commander-airstrike-damascus/|title=Breaking: Israel kills Hezbollah commander in airstrike over Damascus|first=Chris|last=Tomson|date=13 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513012805/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/israel-kills-prominent-hezbollah-commander-airstrike-damascus/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/13/hezbollah-commander-killed-israel-mustafa-badreddine|title= Leading Hezbollah commander and key Israel target killed in Syria|newspaper=The Guardian|date=13 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4802805,00.html|title=Hezbollah blames insurgent shelling for death of top commander in Syria|work=Ynet|date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
* On 30 July 2024, an Israeli air strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah senior commander, a founding member of Hezbollah's armed wing, [[Fuad Shukr]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Al Jazeera Staff |title=Who was Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander killed by Israel in Beirut? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/31/who-isfuad-shukr |work=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* On 20 September 2024, [[Ibrahim Aqil]], a senior commander in the group's elite [[Redwan Force]], was killed in Israeli strike on Beirut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beirut strike: Top Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli strike |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wyy9pr2o |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
* On 27 September 2024, an airstrike by the [[Israeli Air Force]] in [[Dahieh]] killed secretary general [[Hassan Nasrallah]], the Hezbollah's supreme leader.<ref name="ap20240928">{{Cite web |date=28 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike|url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |access-date=28 September 2024 |website=AP News|first1=Bassem|last1=Mroue|first2=Melanie|last2=Lidman|language=en}}</ref> [[Ali Karaki]], Hezbollah's commander of the southern front since 1982, was killed in the same Israeli airstrike alongside Nasrallah.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hezbollah confirms senior leader Ali Karaki was killed in Israeli strike |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/09/29/hezbollah-confirms-ali-karaki-killed-in-israeli-strike- |access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref>
* On October 1, 2024 an airstrike by the [[Israeli Air Force]] in [[Dahieh]] killed [[Muhammad Jafar Qasir]], a high ranking member, widely recognized for his role in managing the group’s financial and logistical networks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-01 |title=Israeli military announces assassination of key Hezbollah weapons commander Muhammad Jaafar Qasir |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-announces-assassination-of-key-hezbollah-weapons-commander-muhammad-jaafar-qasir/articleshow/113859592.cms |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel says another top Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut strike |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israel-says-another-top-hezbollah-commander-killed-in-beirut-strike/3348538 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
* On 4 October 2024, an Israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, [[Hashem Safieddine]], likely successor of Nasrallah as Hezbollah's next leader.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hezbollah confirms death of Nasrallah's heir apparent |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm242380133o |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
* On 17 November 2024, Hezbollah's media relations chief, [[Mohammad Afif]], was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Syrian Ba'ath Party]] headquarters in Beirut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hezbollah spokesman Afif killed in Israeli strike in Beirut |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ndzpwllxo |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
* On 3 December 2024, An Israeli airstrike on a car near Damascus killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli strike near Damascus kills Hezbollah liaison with Syrian army |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/12/03/israel-strikes-car-on-damascus-airport-road |work=Al Arabiya English |date=3 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* On 1 April 2025, Hassan Bdeir, known as ‘Hajj Rabih,’ a key figure in the Hezbollah’s structure related to the Palestinian cause,  and his son, Ali Bdeir, both were killed during the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hassan Bdeir |url=https://www.arabnews.com/tags/hassan-bdeir |work=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>