IDF Strike Kills Hezbollah Leaders Plotting October 7-Style Invasion of Israel
A senior Hezbollah source has revealed that the leaders killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday were meeting to plan a ground invasion of Israel, similar to the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas. The source told Al-Monitor that members of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force were discussing “plans for a ground invasion at the heart of the occupied territories,” using language that reflects Hezbollah’s stance that all of Israel is occupied territory.
The Israeli strike targeted top Hezbollah leaders Ibrahim Aqil and Ahmed Wahbi, along with at least 14 other senior commanders of the Radwan Force, as they gathered in the basement of a residential building in Beirut. The meeting came days after thousands of Hezbollah’s communication devices, including pagers, exploded in an attack widely attributed to Israel, though Israel has not commented on the incident.
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Speaking to Sky News, Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed that the Hezbollah commanders were preparing to launch a large-scale invasion similar to Hamas’s October 7 attack, which saw widespread violence against Israeli civilians. “All of these leaders came together in order to launch the same horrific, horrendous attack that we had on October 7th by Hamas,” Herzog said. “This is exactly the same plan they have been planning for years under the plans of the Empire of Evil of Iran.”
Herzog’s comments were echoed by IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari, who stated that Aqil and other Radwan Force commanders were responsible for drafting Hezbollah’s “plan to conquer the Galilee.” According to Hagari, Hezbollah intended to invade northern Israel, seize control of Galilee communities, and commit widespread violence, including murder and kidnappings of Israeli civilians.
