# The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said it had eliminated multiple terror operatives in separate operations.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · India.com*

## Key points

- The IDF killed Maher Qassem Hamdan, commander of the Lebanese Resistance Brigades in Chebaa.
- Hamdan was responsible for recruitment, weapons supply, and financing, and linked directly to Hezbollah.
- Ali Yusuf Harshi, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem's nephew and personal secretary, was killed in Beirut.
- IDF strikes targeted two strategic Hezbollah crossings over the Litani River, disrupting weapons transfers.
- Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khudari, involved in the October 7 attack, was killed in northern Gaza.

**Countries:** Israel, Lebanon, Gaza

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