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Hezbollah chief Fuad Shukr target of Israeli strike: Report

The Israeli strike on Beirut targeted senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, in a major escalation of the war, according to media reports. 

Shukr, also known as Hajj Mohsin, is a senior advisor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel claims Shukr is commander of Hezbollah’s precision missile project.

He is also wanted by the US for his alleged role in the 1983 bombing of a US Marines barracks in Beirut.