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Israel military says killed secretary to Hezbollah chief in Beirut

  • Israel's military said Thursday it had struck and killed a close adviser to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem
Published April 9, 2026 Updated April 9, 2026 02:13pm
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Thursday it had struck and killed a close adviser to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem in Beirut a day earlier, when Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon.

“Yesterday, the IDF struck in the Beirut area and eliminated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem,” a military statement said.

Harshi was “a close associate and personal adviser to… Qassem and played a central role in managing and securing his office”, it added.

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