Israeli military says it killed top Hezbollah leader Nabil Kaouk in airstrike

The Israeli military announced on X that it has killed senior leader Nabil Kaouk, a key figure within the Iran-backed militant group and a potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah.

A day after the death of Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, the Israeli military have claimed that they have killed another top Hezbollah leader, Nabil Kaouk, in its airstrikes on Beirut.

The Israeli military announced on X that it has killed senior leader Nabil Kaouk, a key figure within the Iran-backed militant group and a potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah.

Kaouk, the commander of Hezbollah's Preventive Security Unit and a member of its Central Council, was targeted and eliminated by Israeli fighter jets under the precise direction of military intelligence, the post by the Israeli military said.

Hezbollah has not confirmed the development yet.