Attempted Assassination of Senior Fatah Official Munir al-Makdah in Lebanon

Last night (September 30th), a precision aerial attack targeted an apartment in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, located southeast of Sidon. Until now, most attacks in the region targeted Hezbollah and Palestinian groups terrorists, predominantly focusing on the outskirts of the camp. This is the first time such an attack took place inside the camp since the onset of the war.

Reports suggest that the attack was an assassination attempt on Munir al-Makdah (also known as “Abu Hassan” and “Haj Ahmad”). It remains unclear whether al-Makdah survived the strike, but his son, Hassan, along with several others, were killed as a result of the operation. A poster released by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades indicated that Hassan was likely an active member of the organization.

Munir al-Makdah is a high-ranking officer of the Fatah movement and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. He is known for his close collaboration with Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), particularly with Unit 4000 and the Quds Force, in smuggling funds and weapons into the West Bank, and for his significant role in directing terrorist activities.

Al-Makdah’s brother, Khalil, who operated alongside him for a considerable time, was killed by the IDF in August 2024 at the Mieh-Mieh refugee camp near Sidon.

In previous reports, we discussed Iran and Hezbollah’s efforts, with the aid of Palestinian elements, to smuggle money and arms into the West Bank. These activities partly rely on established drug and human trafficking routes along the Jordanian border.

Al-Makdah’s attempted assassination might be part of ongoing Israeli efforts to disrupt Iran  and Hezbollah’s attempts to enhance the military capabilities of Palestinian terrorist organizations in the West Bank. These efforts include the elimination of Khalil al-Makdah and the exposure of key figures involved in these operations, both within Hezbollah and Iran.

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Tal Beeri

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