Israel Defense Forces, 8 April 2026

אנחנו ממשיכים להכות בחיזבאללה בעוצמה, בדיוק ובנחישות.

בביירות חיסלנו את עלי יוסף חרשי, מזכירו האישי של מזכ״ל ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה נעים קאסם ואחד האנשים הקרובים אליו ביותר.

במקביל, הלילה תקף צה״ל שורת תשתיות טרור בדרום לבנון: מעברים ששימשו להעברת אלפי אמצעי לחימה, רקטות… pic.twitter.com/tKGuRJKBIE

— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 9, 2026

We continue to strike Hezbollah with force, precision, and determination.

In Beirut, we eliminated Ali Youssef Kharshi, the personal secretary of Hezbollah terror organization Secretary-General Naim Qassem and one of the people closest to him.

At the same time, overnight, the IDF struck a series of terror infrastructures in southern Lebanon: crossings used to transfer thousands of weapons, rockets, and launchers, as well as weapons depots, launchers, and Hezbollah headquarters.

Our message is clear: Whoever acts against Israeli civilians—will be struck. We will continue to strike Hezbollah wherever required, until we restore full security to the residents of the north.

🔴ELIMINATED: Maher Qassem Hamdan, the Commander of the Lebanese Resistance Brigades terrorist organization in the Chebaa area in southern Lebanon.

Hamdan was responsible for terrorist recruitment, weapons supply, and funding the Lebanese Resistance Brigades in Chebaa.

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— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 9, 2026

… additional terrorists who were fleeing the Cheba area to the Sidon area were eliminated.

🔴 ELIMINATED: Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah, a Hamas terrorist operating under the guise of an Al Jazeera journalist.

Washah, a key terrorist in Hamas’ rocket & weapons production HQ, was also involved in the production and transfer of weapons through Gaza.

The terrorist was… pic.twitter.com/gMPHe9Naws

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 9, 2026

… actively involved in planning attacks against IDF troops & posed a concrete threat to forces in the area.

🔴ELIMINATED: Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khudari, a terrorist in the Islamic Jihad terror organization, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 Massacre and planned a terror attack against IDF troops.

Together with Khudari’s elimination, 3 additional Hamas terrorists… pic.twitter.com/f8Eu3OvooP

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 9, 2026

… were struck.

🔎LOCATED: A shaft leading to underground infrastructure, including a cache of weapons, including explosives, rockets, an RPG launcher and grenades.

Additionally, the IDF:
• Eliminated 70 + terrorists, including a terrorist cell that had planned to carry out mortar fire toward… pic.twitter.com/IENBecBJkc

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 9, 2026

… our troops.
• ⁠Identified 2 terrorists entering a structure used by Hezbollah and eliminated them.
• ⁠Dismantled Hezbollah anti-tank launch positions, observation posts, and command centers.

Like we said yesterday, a big part of the Israeli air strike wave yesterday targeted Berri’s Amal jihadis. Today Amal issued martyrs posters for them. https://t.co/OTrAxBZLu5 pic.twitter.com/r6y45XP83e

— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) April 9, 2026

Minutes after the announcement, sirens sounded across northern Israel. Hezbollah launching rockets over the border.

The direct negotiations will create a shared goal for Israel and the Lebanese government to disarm Iran’s largest proxy in the region. https://t.co/o5kvxs4CJM

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 9, 2026