Deputy member of Hezbollah’s executive council ‘Sheikh Nabil Kaouk’ martyred in Israeli strike on Beirut

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed a senior Hezbollah official in an air strike on a Beirut suburb the day before, as it continued to target the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah.

Israel continues to carry out a series of targeted strikes against Hezbollah leadership as part of its military campaign against the group. One of the latest airstrikes in Beirut killed deputy Hezbollah executive council member Sheikh Nabil Kaouk.

Israeli sources say the strikes target key figures in the organization who play a major role in coordinating and carrying out attacks on Israel, as well as supporting military operations on other fronts.

A source close to Hezbollah confirmed to AFP that Kaouk was killed in a strike on Saturday and identified him as a member of Hezbollah’s central council in charge of security in the group.

“Kaouk was considered to be close to Hezbollah’s senior commanders, and directly engaged in terrorist attacks against the state of Israel and its citizens, even in recent days,” the military said in a statement.

He joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and was “regarded as an important source of expertise in his field,” the military added.