IDF says it killed key Hezbollah official responsible for deadly 2007 attack on US troops (opens original article in a new tab)

IDF claims to have killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq in southern Lebanon, who was previously reported killed in a 2024 strike but survived. Daqduq was involved in a 2007 attack that killed US troops and has held multiple key roles in Hezbollah's operations against Israel.

• IDF announced the killing of senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq in southern Lebanon
• Daqduq was previously reported killed in a 2024 Israeli strike in Syria but survived
• Daqduq was linked to 2007 attack that killed five US troops in Iraq
• Hezbollah's conflict with Israel escalated after a 2023 ceasefire agreement