Israeli air force fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure within its intelligence headquarters in the area of Damascus in Syria, the IDF reported Monday evening.
Head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Syria, Mahmoud Muhammad Shaheen, was killed in the strike.
The Intelligence Directorate directed the fighter jets. The intelligence headquarters is the main intelligence body within Hezbollah and is responsible for building the organization's intelligence, directing its intelligence operations, and conducting its intelligence collection and detection capabilities.
Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters has a branch in Syria that contains an intelligence gathering, coordination, and assessment network, according to the IDF. It operates independently and under the guidance of the head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, Hussein Ali Al-Zima, who was killed in Beirut in October.
Al-Zima was killed in the same strike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, in which Hashem Safi Al-Din and Hussein Ali Al-Zima were killed.
Mahmoud Muhammad Shaheen
Shaheen assumed this role in 2007 after gaining seniority and developing close relationships with the Syrian regime and segments of the Iranian regime.
In his role, he led the development and deployment of intelligence and air defense capabilities in coordination with segments of the Iranian axis.