Mohammad Ali Younes

Mohammad Ali Younes (died 4 April 2020) was the head of Hezbollah's counter espionage unit,[1][2][3] and a member of the Islamic Resistance, the military wing of Hezbollah.[4]

Younes was reportedly a close associate of Qasem Soleimani.[5]

Death

He was shot in between Qaqiyat al-Jisr and Zawtar El Gharbiyeh, near Nabatiyeh[5] in southern Lebanon on 4 April 2020[1] (after first being stabbed according to Al Arabiya).[2]

The Associated Press reported that he had at least two stab wounds and four bullet wounds.

The Lebanese state run National News Agency reported that a suspect had been arrested.

It appears is reported that the vehicle he was in was ambushed.[1]

Hezbollah's media source and Iran's Fars News described him as a martyr.[4][6]

Opposition Lebanese media blamed the Mossad for the killing.[7]

References
  1. "Hezbollah Official Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Asharq AL-awsat.
  2. "Hezbollah spy hunter's murder mystery". Al Arabiya English. 9 April 2020.
  3. "Hezbollah Commander 'Charged With Tracking Down Israeli Collaborators' Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Algemeiner.com.
  4. "Member of Hezbollah's military wing killed in southern Lebanon - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
  5. washingtonexaminer.com/news/senior-hezbollah-commander-found-dead-with-gunshot-and-stab-wounds-reports
  6. Israel, David. "Hezbollah Commander Assassinated in South Lebanon".
  7. "Prominent Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon". 5 April 2020.


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