Hezbollah was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Israeli cyberattack on its communications network when it suffered another devastating blow: the targeting of Dahyeh and the assassination of its highest-ranking security official, Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the elite Radwan Brigade, who was wanted by the US and France for the 1984 bombing of the Marines’ headquarters and the French “Drakkar” barracks.
According to informed sources, the Israeli cyberattack coincided with meetings of the Quintet ambassadors and Lebanese political leaders aimed at finding solutions for the presidential election, following positive signals from Amal and Hezbollah.
Quintet sources reported that the initial step toward a resolution was to elect a president who could negotiate on behalf of the State and form a government responsible for overseeing the implementation of Resolution 1701. However, an opposition figure noted that the recent Israeli attacks have drastically shifted the situation, especially after Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah declared in his latest address: “The cyber aggression will be met with a severe response and just retribution,” emphasizing that the details of the operation are being kept within a very tight circle.