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| The IDF announced the elimination of the IRGC coordinator in Hezbollah in Beirut | |
| 2026-03-19 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the assassination of Hassan Ali Marwan, commander of the Imam Hussein Division, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, in Beirut. The IDF press service reported this on March 18. ![]() It is specified that Marwan was responsible for coordination between the division and senior military officials of Hezbollah and the Quds Force. He also directed missile and drone launches against Israel and IDF units in southern Lebanon. It is noted that the IDF also killed the division's previous commander, Ali Maslam Tabajeh, as well as his deputy and several other soldiers. Marwan, who had previously been responsible for the division's operations, was then appointed to replace the deceased Tabajeh. Marwan became the third unit commander to be killed since the start of the operation against Iran.
On March 18, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported that at least four people were killed and seven were wounded in an Israeli air strike on central Beirut. Related: Tyre: 2026-03-18 Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at north, hitting home but no injuries; IDF pounds Lebanon Tyre: 2026-03-17 'Legitimate Targets': Iranian Symbols of Civilization Crumbling Under Bombs Tyre: 2026-03-08 2 soldiers hurt in Hezbollah missile attack Related: Central Beirut: 2026-01-28 IDF says 3 Hezbollah operatives killed in separate strikes in south Lebanon Central Beirut: 2025-12-31 Is the Syrian regime operating undercover in #Lebanon to eliminate figures associated with the former Assad regime? Central Beirut: 2025-11-29 IDF said mulling expanded op in Syria if it finds Sharaa’s forces fired on troops | |
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