IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Intel Chief, Launches Massive Strike on Iran Regime Targets

IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Intel Chief, Launches Massive Strike on Iran Regime Targets

With Hezbollah entering the war by firing missiles into northern Israel, the Israeli armed forces have responded with a massive offensive on the Iranian proxy terrorist group based in Lebanon. In an opening strike, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) eliminated Hezbollah’s intelligence chief, Hussein Makled

The slain terrorist was responsible for the terrorist operation undertaken by Hezbollah. He “closely cooperated with senior commanders in Hezbollah who planned and advanced terror attacks against the State of Israel and its citizens,” the Israeli military said in a press release Monday afternoon.

The IDF confirms it eliminated last night the head of Hezbollah’s Intelligence Headquarters, Hussein Makled, whose predecessor, Hussein Ali Hazima, was killed in September 2024. pic.twitter.com/y2PST3h4OE

— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) March 2, 2026

Israeli strikes also targeted Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem. Qassem, who took over after Hassan Nasrallah’s killing in September 2024, was “a marked target for elimination,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared. Israel will be sending Qassem to “the depths of hell” like his paymaster, Ayatullah Khamenei, Katz assured.

In a wide wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon, the IDF says it struck some 70 Hezbollah weapon depots and rocket launching sites.

Ahead of the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation warnings to Lebanese civilians. pic.twitter.com/VZvl39ENGB

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 2, 2026

Hezbollah tried to open a second front on Israel’s border a day after the country launched a joint military operation against the Iranian regime. The Lebanon-based Shia-Jihadist group operates under direct order from Iran’s Islamic Guard (IRGC), the Mullah regime’s military and terrorist arm.

With Iranian proxy terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis threatening to widen the conflict, the Israeli armed forces were now engaged in a multi-front war. “Over the past day, the IDF has conducted multi-front efforts across all arenas. Approximately 30 terrorist infrastructure sites have been struck in Lebanon so far,” the military revealed in a statement on Monday. “The IDF will continue to operate – offensively and defensively – across all arenas.”

In a wide wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon, the IDF says it struck some 70 Hezbollah weapon depots and rocket launching sites.

Ahead of the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation warnings to Lebanese civilians. pic.twitter.com/VZvl39ENGB

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 2, 2026

With the ‘Operation Roaring Lion’ underway in full swing, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had no intention of diverting its attention to Hezbollah in Lebanon. “Our core effort is focused Iran,” IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a statement on Monday. “We are operating with force and striking the terrorist regime in unprecedented cooperation with the United States military.”

However, following Hezbollah’s overnight offensive, the military has been forced to neutralize the terrorist threat lurking on its border — a scenario it has long been preparing for. “After Hezbollah opened fire, I instructed that we act with force against Hezbollah as well. The IDF has planned and is prepared to operate in multiple arenas simultaneously,” Lieutenant General Zamir said.

“We will end this campaign with not just Iran being struck but with Hezbollah suffering a devastating blow,” the IDF chief of staff added.

Hezbollah just made a big mistake. pic.twitter.com/DELwKkzyc8

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 2, 2026

Israel launches an additional wave of strikes later on Monday, targeting Hezbollah’s terrorism financing network.

“The IDF completed a wave of strikes in Lebanon targeting assets of the Al-Quard Al-Hassan Association which funds the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” the military announced.

The Israeli military said it has concluded a series of strikes in Lebanon aimed at facilities linked to the Al-Qard al-Hassan Association, a body it says bankrolls Hezbollah.

According to the IDF, while the association has long presented itself as a civilian financial… pic.twitter.com/1xPnKglh2S

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 2, 2026

‘Op Roaring Lion’ update: 600 Iranian regime targets struck, 2,500 munitions dropped

As the ‘Operation Roaring Lion,’ also referred to by the media as ‘Epic Fury,’ entered its third day, the IDF released the details of its strikes.

The Israeli Air Force, assisted by other branches of the military, “so far targeted over 600 terrorist infrastructure sites of the Iranian regime, including over 20 targets belonging to Iranian military leaders, more than 150 surface to surface ballistic missiles, and over 200 Iranian aerial defense systems,” the IDF said. “2,500 munitions” were “used” in achieving these objectives.

A series of U.S./Israeli airstrikes targets the Janat Abad area in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/gCZsdiI3P7

— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) March 2, 2026

Amid the growing prospect of a ground offensive against Lebanon’s Hezbollah, reservists were being called up for duty. “So far, approximately 110,000 reservists have been mobilized,” the IDF disclosed.

In the early hours of Monday, the IDF announced that it had unleashed “an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran,” likely targeting military and regime officials.

The IDF was also trying to degrade Iran’s ability to fire ballistic and long-range missiles, targeting rocket launchers and ballistic missile arrays.

🎯 The IDF confirms that Air Force aircraft eliminated members of the Iranian regime’s air defense array after they attempted to operate defense systems against Israeli aircraft.

The IDF will not allow the Iranian terror regime to endanger its aircraft and will continue striking… pic.twitter.com/zsQ9e2pkHg

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) March 2, 2026

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