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IDF Details Efforts Against Hizbullah Arms Smuggling via Syria
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The Israeli military confirmed Monday it has been operating against Hizbullah's weapons smuggling unit in Syria to prevent Iranian arms from reaching Lebanon. A series of strikes have targeted Hizbullah's Unit 4400, eliminating the head of the unit, Muhammad Ja'far Qassir, in Beirut in October, and his replacement, Ali Hassan Gharib, in Damascus, several weeks later, alongside other top commanders. One strike in October destroyed a 3.5-km.-long tunnel that crossed between Lebanon and Syria, used by Hizbullah to smuggle and store Iranian weapons. Israeli jets also bombed Unit 4400 command centers in Beirut on Monday.