The Israel Defense Forces claimed it killed Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday. He has been one of Hezbollah's key figures since it was founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards four decades ago. Here's what you need to know.

Beirut: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday (local time). According to the Times of Israel, the attack was in retaliation for a rocket attack in the Golan Heights, which killed as many as 12 children. Shukra was one of the group's leading military figures, and Hezbollah was founded four decades ago by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. This top commander, associated with the Lebanese Shiites, played a key role in the formation of Hezbollah in 1982 as a resistance movement against the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. He is said to be closely related to Imad Mughanih. According to Hezbollah sources, he was assassinated in Damascus in 2008.

Fuad Shukr and the 1983 bombing of our Marine barracks in Beirut

According to the White House, Fuad Shukr played a key role in the 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 soldiers. A $5 million bounty was then placed on Shukra's head, according to the US government's Rewards for Justice website.
He was killed in a targeted strike by the Israel Defense Forces against a Hezbollah commander in Beirut. He was responsible for a recent attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. But denied any role in the attack.
According to Hezbollah sources, Shukar, also known as al-Hajj Mohsin, was an adviser to Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah. He was a member of the Shura Council, a decision-making body.

How Venus became famous in Hezbollah

His rise to Hezbollah is said to have followed the assassination of Mughanih, an enigmatic figure known for his military tactics and one of the top terrorists on the US wanted list. He was accused of planning direct attacks on Western targets, including notable Marine barracks. Speaking on a series of attacks and hostage-taking in Lebanon dating back to the 1980s, Hezbollah's head honcho, Nasrallah, explained in a candid interview with an Arabic news platform in 2022 that the acts were carried out by separate groups not directly linked to him. Hezbollah.

According to sources inside Hezbollah, Shukra fought with Israeli forces during the 1982 Israeli invasion. In this epic battle, he is fighting alongside veteran Hezbollah commandants Mughaniyeh and Mustafa Badreddin. Unfortunately, Badreddin met his end in Syria in 2016.

In 2017, the American 'Rewards for Justice' program announced a large reward for information leading to the arrest of a top-ranking Hezbollah military leader stationed in southern Lebanon. Known as a key player in Hezbollah's main military group, the Jihad Council, he is known for his role in militia operations in Syria, particularly in the early stages of the civil war where Hezbollah supported President Bashar al-Assad. However, Hezbollah denied the allegations against him and Talal Hamiyah. The organization dismissed the allegations and the associated award as baseless.