Mohammad Afif, the head of Hezbollah's media relations network, was killed in an Israeli Air Force strike in Beirut, according to a report by Reuters on Sunday.
The report, based on sources within Hezbollah in Lebanon, indicated that Afif was killed in a strike targeting an underground facility in Beirut's southern suburb and Hezbollah stronghold, Dahiyeh.
Video: Footage from the Scene of the Strike in Dahiyeh // Arab Networks
Last week, Afif spoke with the Iranian news agency Tasnim and boasted about Hezbollah's military achievements. He claimed that the IDF had withdrawn from operations in Lebanon, stating, "The Zionist regime's retreat from southern Lebanon is a sign of its weakness."
Following this, Afif accused Israel of psychological retaliation, alleging, "After this failure, the Zionists tried to take revenge psychologically for their defeat by bombing residential areas like Dahiyeh," despite substantial evidence of fighting within southern Lebanon.
Afif continued his statements, asserting, "We witnessed the failure and incapacity of the Israeli military over the past week, particularly during clashes in Khiam, in southern Lebanon."
