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Ali Karaki (Template:Lang-ar; 1967 – 27 September 2024) was a Lebanese militant who was a member of the Jihad Council of Hezbollah. He served as the commander of the Southern Front of Hezbollah.

He was reportedly killed alongside the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, during a targeted assassination that took place while a leadership meeting was being held at their headquarters in Dahieh.

Career

Karaki was born in 1967 in Ain Bouswar, Nabatieh Governorate, located in the south of Lebanon. After completing his university studies, he joined the ranks of Hezbollah during the Lebanese Civil War. Over time, he rose through the ranks and took part in the 2006 Lebanon War. Karaki later became a member of Hezbollah's Jihad Council, which is Hezbollah's supreme command, and served as the commander of the southern front. Additionally, he held Guinean citizenship.

Karaki had been involved in various terrorist activities, particularly in southern Lebanon, and had been linked to Hezbollah's strategic operations against Israel. In September 2019, he was sanctioned by the US State Department, which described him as a significant figure within Hezbollah's military leadership.

In February 2024, Israel attempted to assassinate him in a car bombing in Nabatieh, but he was not in the target vehicle. After the elimination of Ibrahim Aqil, he was appointed to serve as one of his two successors in leading the campaign against Israel on the northern front of the Israel–Hamas war. He was considered the number 3 commander in Hezbollah after Aqil's assassination.

Death

On September 23, 2024, it was reported that Karaki was killed in a targeted elimination by the Israeli Air Force while he was in an apartment in the Bir al-Abed area of the Dahieh district in Beirut. Hezbollah said that he survived the strike.

On September 28, 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that Karaki was killed the previous day alongside Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut.

References

1. Beeri, Tal (2023-11-27). "Hezbollah's General Staff – The Jihad Council and its main subordinate units". Alma Research and Education Center. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
2. "Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike". AP News. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
3. ^ قائد الجبهة الجنوبية بحزب الله.. ما لانعرفه عن علي كركي (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 28 September 2024.
4. Atallah, Nada Maucourant. "Who is Ali Karaki, Hezbollah senior commander and target of Israeli strike on Lebanon?". The National. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
5. Beeri, Tal (2023-11-27). "Hezbollah's General Staff – The Jihad Council and its main subordinate units". Alma Research and Education Center. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
6. "N12 - אחרי חיסול איבראהים עקיל: אלה בכירי חיזבאללה שנותרו". N12. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
7. "Israeli forces launch large-scale attack on Dahiyeh in Beirut". Mehr News Agency. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
8. N12; גלובס, שירות (2024-09-23). "ניסיון חיסול בלב הדאחייה; אזעקות במרכז חיפה". Globes. Retrieved 2024-09-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. "IDF targets one of Nasrallah's last remaining deputies; Hezbollah says he's alive". The Times of Israel. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
10. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-hezbollah-terror-chief-nasrallah-other-top-commanders-killed-in-beirut-strike/

• 1967 births
• 2024 deaths
• Hezbollah members
• Lebanese Islamists
• Lebanese Shia Muslims
• Shia Islamists
• Targeted killing by Israel
• People from Nabatieh Governorate