Notable figures such as Yahya Sinwar, Ibrahim Aqil, and Ismail Haniyeh have reportedly been targeted and eliminated in Israeli operations since the escalation of conflict. Further details regarding the impact and implications of these actions are still unfolding.
Yahya Sinwar, Hassan Nasrallah, and Ismail Haniyeh who were killed in the ongoing war with Israel.
On October 17, 2024, Israel confirmed the death of Yahya Sinwar, a principal architect behind Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023, which ignited the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. This announcement follows a series of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that have led to the deaths of several high-ranking Hezbollah leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. Since the escalation of this conflict, numerous leaders from both Hamas and Hezbollah, along with other militants, have been killed.
Here’s a list of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders who have been killed in the ongoing war
Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. He was motivated by his profound opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and a strong commitment to the Islamist ideology of Hamas.
nd Ismail Haniyeh who were killed in the ongoing war with Israel.
On October 17, 2024, Israel announced the death of Yahya Sinwar, a key architect of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. This follows a series of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that have resulted in the deaths of numerous high-ranking Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks, including Hassan Nasrallah. To date, several leaders from both Hamas and Hezbollah have been killed alongside other militants since the onset of this conflict.
Here’s a list of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders who have been killed in the ongoing war
Yahya Sinwar: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. His motivations were rooted in a deep opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and a firm commitment to the Islamist ideology espoused by Hamas.
Hassan Nasrallah: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of Lebanon, whom Israel announced it had killed on September 28, 2024, led Hezbollah through decades of conflict with Israel. He was instrumental in the organization’s evolution into a military power with significant regional influence and became one of the most prominent Arab figures in recent generations, supported by Iran.
Fatah Sharif: The Israeli Army announced on September 30, 2024, that its forces had “eliminated” Hamas leader Sharif in Lebanon as they continued to target Iran-backed militant groups operating in the neighboring country.
Ali Karaki: One of Hezbollah’s top commanders, Ali Karaki was killed in the airstrike that resulted in the assassination of Nasrallah. The Israeli military reported that more than 20 militants of various ranks were killed in the strike on an underground bunker.
Nabil Kaouk: Kaouk, who was killed in an airstrike on September 28, 2024, served as the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council.
Mohammed Srur: Srur was the head of Hezbollah’s drone unit, which was utilized for the first time in the current conflict with Israel. Under his leadership, Hezbollah deployed both explosive and reconnaissance drones deep into Israeli territory, effectively bypassing defense systems that had primarily concentrated on countering the group’s rockets and missiles.
Ibrahim Qubaisi: He was the leader of Hezbollah’s missile unit. According to the Israeli military, Qubaisi was responsible for orchestrating the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli soldiers at the northern border in 2000, with their bodies being returned four years later in a prisoner exchange involving Hezbollah.
Ibrahim Aqil: Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on September 20, 2024, had a $7 million bounty on his head for his involvement in two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that resulted in the deaths of more than 300 people at the American embassy and a U.S. Marines barracks.
Ahmed Mahmud Wahbi: Ahmed Wahbi, a senior commander who oversaw the military operations of the Radwan special forces until early 2024, was killed in an Israeli strike that targeted several high-ranking commanders in the Beirut suburbs on September 20, including Ibrahim Aqil.
10. Fuad Shukr: An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital on July 30 killed Hezbollah’s top commander Fuad Shukr. Shukr had been one of Hezbollah’s leading military figures since it was established by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 1982.
11. Mohammed Nasser: Mohammed Nasser was killed in an Israeli airstrike on July 3. Israel claimed responsibility, saying he headed a unit responsible for firing from southwestern Lebanon at Israel. Nasser, a senior commander in Hezbollah, was responsible for a section of Hezbollah’s operations at the frontier, according to senior security sources in Lebanon.
12. Taleb Abdallah: Senior Hezbollah field commander Abdallah was killed on June 12 in a strike claimed by Israel, which said it had hit a command and control centre in southern Lebanon. Security sources in Lebanon said he was Hezbollah’s commander for the central region of the southern border strip and was of the same rank as Nasser.
13. Mohammed Deif: Hamas leader Deif was killed in an air strike by Israeli military on August 1. Deif had been on Israel’s kill list at least since the early 2000s.
14. Ismail Haniyeh: Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated on July 31 during a visit to Tehran. He had been the Hamas leader since 2017. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said he was killed by a short-range projectile.
15. Saleh-Al Arouri: An Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh killed deputy Hamas chief Saleh al-Arouri on January 2, 2024. Arouri was also the founder of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades.
16. Marwan Issa: Deputy Hamas military commander Marwan Issa was killed in an Israeli strike in March, the Israeli military said. He had been at the top of Israel’s most-wanted listed alongside Deif and Sinwar.
