Top Hezbollah political leader Muhammad Ra’ad, head of the group’s parliamentary faction and one of Iran’s most prominent proxies in Lebanese politics, has reportedly been assassinated in Beirut.
According to the Israeli war room, Ra’ad, who led the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in Lebanon’s Parliament since 2000 and was a key figure rejecting disarmament and advocating for Hezbollah’s armed domination, was killed in precision strikes early Monday.
🎯Muhammad Ra’ad, head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary faction, was reportedly eliminated, per Saudi Al-Hadath Network.
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) March 2, 2026
According to MTV Lebanon (Murr Television), a leading independent Lebanese television station:
“Event”: Assassination of MP Muhammad Raad in an Israeli airstrike
“الحدث”: اغتيال النائب محمد رعد بغارة إسرائيلية
— MTV Lebanon News (@MTVLebanonNews) March 2, 2026
According to Al-Hadath, a Saudi Arabian state-owned, Arabic-language satellite news channel:
Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath sources reported on Monday morning that the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, was killed in the Israeli raids. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported an initial toll of 31 dead and 149 wounded from the Israeli raids on Lebanon.
This comes as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asserted that launching rockets at Israel harms efforts to spare Lebanon from regional conflict, while our correspondents reported the closure of all schools and educational institutions in Lebanon by a decision of the Ministry of Education.
Aoun stated in a statement that “the launching of missiles from Lebanese territory at dawn today targets all the efforts and endeavors made by the Lebanese state to keep Lebanon away from the dangerous military confrontations taking place in the region.”
Hezbollah had previously claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
WATCH:
BREAKING NEWS: The head of Hezbollah has been killed in Beirut strikes, according to reports. pic.twitter.com/AEmupcG5GV
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) March 2, 2026
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