The Israeli military announced Wednesday the elimination of Hassan Ali Marwan, commander of Hezbollah's Imam Hussein Brigade, killed in an overnight airstrike in the Beirut area, just one week after his predecessor was eliminated in the same role.
The Imam Hussein Division, according to the IDF, is a military force operated by Iran's Al-Quds Force © IDF
The Israeli military announced Wednesday the elimination of Hassan Ali Marwan, commander of Hezbollah's Imam Hussein Brigade, killed in an overnight airstrike in the Beirut area, just one week after his predecessor was eliminated in the same role.
IDF Arabic-language spokeswoman Major Ella Waweya confirmed the strike on X, stating that Marwan had assumed command of the Imam Hussein Brigade only after the killing of his predecessor Ali Muslim Tabaja, along with his deputy Jihad al-Safira and several other senior commanders, approximately one week earlier.
Marwan, who previously served as the brigade's operations officer, stepped into the top role following that elimination. He did not last a week.
The Imam Hussein Division, according to the IDF, is a military force operated by Iran's Al-Quds Force, used to advance the interests of the Iranian regime and apply military and psychological pressure on Israel and its civilian population.
Israel's Message: There Is No Safe Seat at the Top
The speed of the successive eliminations sends an unambiguous signal: Israel is tracking Hezbollah's command appointments in real time, and moving against new commanders before they can consolidate their positions.
For Hezbollah, the arithmetic is brutal. Every commander killed must be replaced. Every replacement becomes an immediate target. The organization is not just losing fighters — it is burning through its leadership pipeline at a rate it cannot sustain.
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.
Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses, four people familiar with the discussions said, a strategy already under strain as the U.S. and Iran exchanged back-and-forth attacks overnight.
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