The US government was willing to pay up to $7 million for information on the whereabouts of Ibrahim Aqil. On September 20, 2024, Israeli Air Force jets struck the Lebanese capital, Beirut, based on intelligence data, and killed Ibrahim Aqil, the head of Hezbollah's operations unit and commander of the Radwan terrorist force. The attack was confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in the Hezbollah stronghold in the suburb of Dahiya, killing nine people and wounding 59. Rescuers are now searching for the missing. “I can now confirm that Ibrahim Aqil was killed along with other senior terrorists of the Radwan forces. He had the blood of many innocent people on his hands,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said.
In addition to Aqil, other Hezbollah leaders were killed. According to Reuters, Israel struck during a meeting between Aqil and other Radwan commanders.
Ibrahim Aqil joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and has been involved in many terrorist attacks since then. Since 2004, he has been Hezbollah's chief of operations and commander of the Radwan Force. He is involved in the hostage-taking in Lebanon, the attacks on the US embassy, and the bombing of the US Marine barracks.
According to the US State Department, Ibrahim Aqil was put on a wanted list in 2019 with a $7 million reward. Israel's attacks on Lebanon continue, with more than 70 targets in the south of the country hit.