Ali Karaki, a top commander in the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah, survived an Israeli assassination attempt after Israel launched a precision strike on a military headquarters in the capital Beirut to eliminate him. The attack took place on the night of September 23. Karaki was considered one of Israel's top three priority targets within the group and was moved to a safe location after the attack. Western media, citing multiple reports from Lebanese military sources, said the commander was killed in an Israeli attack on Beirut's Maadi neighborhood and later confirmed his survival. Karachi is the group's third-ranking commander and has been given jurisdiction over the southern front bordering Israel since hostilities broke out on the Israeli-Lebanese border in October 2023. Israeli attacks have consistently targeted Hezbollah leaders with assassinations, and one notable example was successful Air strikes on June 12 on the position of senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Sami Abdullah near the Lebanese city of Tyre, Assassination On September 20, Ibrahim Aqil, leader of Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces, launched a precision strike in Beirut. " title=”Hezbollah soldiers carrying cornet missiles on the Israeli border”
The attack on Karachi comes less than a week after Israel launched a massive explosion on Lebanese territory by detonating pagers and bombs. to assassination. The incident comes as southern Lebanon's population centers are being hit by massive bombings. Israeli media are increasingly referring to the outbreak of the Third Lebanon War, noting that military operations against Hezbollah are likely to take place over the next few days before winter weather begins to seriously complicate operations due to harsh winter weather in the Lebanese mountains. Upgrade within the week. Hezbollah is considered the most successful military organization facing Israel in the country's 75-year history, Israeli experts have Describes it as “a defensive guerrilla force organized along North Korea's defense lines.”" >Neutralization Israel Iron Dome Air defense system.