JERUSALEM, Sept 29, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The Israeli military said on Sunday 
the strike that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah this week in Beirut 
also "eliminated" more than 20 other members of the Lebanese armed group.

"More than 20 other terrorists of varying ranks, who were present at the 
underground headquarters in Beirut located beneath civilian buildings, and 
were managing Hezbollah's terrorist operations against the state of Israel, 
were also eliminated," the military said in a statement that listed some of 
them.

According to the statement, Ibrahim Hussein Jazini and Samir Tawfiq Dib who 
were "among Nasrallah's closest associates" had been killed.

"Due to their proximity to him, they served a significant role in the day-to-
day operations of Hezbollah and Nasrallah in particular," it said.

Hezbollah on Saturday confirmed Nasrallah's death, and on Sunday said Ali 
Karake, the group's top commander in south Lebanon, were killed in the Friday 
attack.

Other names listed by the Israeli military include Abed al-Amir Muhammad 
Sablini and Ali Naaf Ayoub.

In recent days, Israel has shifted the focus of its military operations from 
Gaza to Lebanon, after nearly a year of low-level cross-border fire with 
Hezbollah, killing hundreds in Lebanon.

The group began firing on Israel in what it described as a show of solidarity 
with ally Hamas a day after the Palestinian militant group's unprecedented 
October 7 attack on Israel, which triggered war in the Gaza Strip.