Mohammad Ali Younes (died 4 April 2020) was the head of Hezbollah's counter espionage unit,[1][2][3] and a member of the Islamic Resistance, the military wing of Hezbollah.[4]
Younes was reportedly a close associate of Qasem Soleimani.[5]
Death
editHe was shot in between Qaqiyat al-Jisr and Zawtar El Gharbiyeh, near Nabatiyeh[5] in southern Lebanon on 4 April 2020[1] (after first being stabbed according to Al Arabiya).[2]
The Associated Press reported that he had at least two stab wounds and four bullet wounds.[citation needed]
The Lebanese state run National News Agency reported that a suspect had been arrested.[citation needed]
It appears is reported that the vehicle he was in was ambushed.[1]
Hezbollah's media source and Iran's Fars News described him as a martyr.[4][6]
Opposition Lebanese media blamed the Mossad for the killing.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hezbollah Official Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Asharq AL-awsat.
- ^ a b "Hezbollah spy hunter's murder mystery". Al Arabiya English. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hezbollah Commander 'Charged With Tracking Down Israeli Collaborators' Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Algemeiner.com.
- ^ a b "Member of Hezbollah's military wing killed in southern Lebanon - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b Halaschak, Zachary (6 April 2020). "Senior Hezbollah commander found dead with gunshot and stab wounds: Reports". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Israel, David. "Hezbollah Commander Assassinated in South Lebanon".
- ^ "Prominent Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon". 5 April 2020.
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