Assassination of Abbas al-Musawi

Assassination of Abbas al-Musawi
Part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
LocationSouthern Lebanon
Date16 February 1992
TargetAbbas al-Musawi
Attack type
Airstrike
Deaths8
Injured10
Perpetrators Israeli Air Force

On 16 February 1992, Abbas al-Musawi, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle in southern Lebanon, as part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000). Israel code-named the operation Night Time Operation (Hebrew: מבצע שעת לילה).[1]

  1. ^ "28 שנים לחיסול ששינה את חיזבאללה". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 28 September 2024.