The IDF announced on Sunday that overnight it killed five senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force liaison officials with Hezbollah in an attack on the Ramada Hotel in Beirut.
According to the IDF, it warned those residing in the hotel of an imminent attack, and most of those at the hotel evacuated.
Next, the IDF said that those killed included a top Quds Force-Hezbollah official for intelligence, a top Palestinian intelligence official, and a top Quds Force-Hezbollah terror financing official.
According to the IDF, the terror financial official was the key figure for transferring $770 million from Iran to Hezbollah this past year.
There were also at least two other senior Quds Force-Hezbollah officials killed.
Very significant targets
While some even more senior IRGC officials have been hit during the current war, including the IRGC Quds Force chief for all Lebanese operations, the IDF said that these officials were the real functional operators of the Iran-Hezbollah alliance.
Moreover, the IDF said that taking out these officials would have a long-term impact on the ability of Iran and Hezbollah to coordinate and cooperate even when the current conflict ends.
The IDF did not address reports of civilian casualties and ancillary damage in the area, though other reports said 10 unidentified people, potentially including civilians, were wounded.
According to the IDF, it continues to pound Hezbollah's Radwan Forces and the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, which was considered the group's capital.