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IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Firepower Management Commander Zaid Ali Jumaa in Beirut

The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of Zaid Ali Jumaa, Hezbollah's firepower management commander, in Beirut. Jumaa served as Hezbollah's head of artillery in southern Lebanon and was responsible for launching thousands of rockets, missiles, and UAVs toward Israel. He also commanded the 2015 anti-tank missile attack near Mount Dov that killed an IDF officer and a soldier.