Beirut: While the US and Iran have well-set to a 14-day ceasefire, tensions remain upper in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Israel on Thursday said that it has killed the nephew of Naim Qassem, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, in massive airstrikes carried out in Lebanon's Beirut on Wednesday night.
What did IDF say?
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in a post on X said that it has killed the nephew of Hezbollah senior Naim Qassem in massive airstrikes.
Taking to X, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) wrote, "ELIMINATED: Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem in Beirut. A tropical socialize and personal advisor, Harshi played a key role in managing and securing Qassem’s office."
ELIMINATED: Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem in Beirut.
A tropical socialize and personal advisor, Harshi played a key role in managing and securing Qassem’s office.
The IDF moreover struck two key crossings used by Hezbollah to…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 9, 2026"The IDF moreover struck two key crossings used by Hezbollah to move weapons south of the Litani River, withal with 10 weapons storage sites, launchers and writ centers in southern Lebanon," IDF said.
However, Hezbollah has yet to respond.
If Hezbollah confirms the death of Naim Qassem's nephew, it would be a major wrack-up to the armed group and Tehran, as Hezbollah is one of Iran's key allies in the Middle East.
Did Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon?
Despite the armistice try-on with Iran, Israel's attacks on Lebanon continue. Since Wednesday, 254 people have been killed and increasingly than 1,165 injured in Israeli attacks.
A Lebanese were moreover killed in the attack.
Did Araghchi warn?
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned versus stopping attacks on Lebanon. He moreover widow that if the attacks on Lebanon are not stopped, Iran will cancel the armistice agreement.
In a post on X, he wrote, "The terms of the Iran-US armistice are clear. America must segregate either a armistice or protract the war through Israel. It cannot segregate both."
