Hamas military leader Hadi Mustafa killed in IDF strike on Lebanon

• Published date: 13 March 2024
• Author: YONAH JEREMY BOB
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Mustafa was a key Hamas operative in Lebanon and directed terror squads and promoted attacks against Israel

Also, he had links to Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas's deputy leader outside of Gaza, whom Israel assassinated in early January.

Mustafa was killed while in a vehicle on Wednesday morning in Tyre, near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Hours before the IDF said anything Hamas confirmed that the terrorist killed in Tyre was Hadi Mustafa, a senior member of their military wing in Lebanon.

Hezbollah newspaper announces two killed in airstrike

Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is associated with Hezbollah, announced that two people were killed in an airstrike in Tyre and reported that the man driving the car was the main target.

The Saudi news source Al-Hadath also reported that one person was killed in the airstrike, naming the terrorist and his affiliation with Hamas.

Besides that attack, the IDF also attacked structures used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Qantara and Yater areas.

In addition, the IDF struck a rocket launcher and another Hezbollah structure in Aalma al-Chaeb.

For its part, Hezbollah's attacks on Israel on Wednesday dropped steeply to single digits from over 100 rockets as compared to Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hinted that the IDF will eventually invade Rafah, speaking during a Wednesday visit to Gaza City.

Gallant warned that "those who think we are delaying [the invasion of Rafah] will soon see that there is no place we cannot reach.

"Our forces can reach any place, and the conclusion is that there is no safe haven for terrorists in Gaza," the defense minister added.

"We will bring every single person involved in the October 7 massacre to justice - we will either kill them or bring them to trial in Israel. There is no safe space, not here, not outside Gaza, not across the entire Middle East.

"We will put everyone in their place," Gallant said.

No imminent move to invade Rafah

Despite Gallant's implied threat regarding Rafah, The Jerusalem Post understands that there is no imminent move...