Ibrahim Qubaisi
Hezbollah commander and head of missile force (1962–2024)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ibrahim Mohammad Qubaisi (10 October 1962 – 24 September 2024), known by the nom de guerre Abu Musa, was a senior Lebanese militant and the head of Hezbollah's Missile and Rocket Force. He was killed in an airstrike by the Israeli Air Force during the 2024 Lebanon war.[1]
Ibrahim Qubaisi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | إبراهيم محمد قبيسي |
| Nickname | Abu Musa |
| Born | October 10, 1962 Zebdin, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon |
| Died | September 24, 2024 (aged 61) |
Cause of death | Targeted airstrike |
| Allegiance |  Hezbollah |
Service years | 1982–2024 |
Rank | Commander |
| Unit | Badr Unit |
| Commands | Head of the Missile and Rocket Force |
Conflicts | |
Hezbollah career
Qubaisi joined Hezbollah in 1982 and held numerous senior military positions over a career spanning four decades. He served as a senior official in the operations array in Southern Lebanon and commanded the Badr Unit, which is responsible for the group's operations in the sector north of the Litani River.[2]
According to the Israel Defense Forces, Qubaisi was a central planner of the 2000 Har Dov abduction, in which three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped and killed.[3]
As the head of Hezbollah's Missile and Rocket Force, he oversaw units responsible for both statistical and precision-guided missiles. During the hostilities following October 2023, he was responsible for the rocket launches directed at Israel.[2]
Death
On 24 September 2024, during Operation Northern Arrows, the Israeli Air Force conducted a targeted strike in the Ghobeiry neighborhood of Beirut's Dahieh district, killing Qubaisi. The strike targeted a multi-story apartment building where Qubaisi and other senior commanders were located.[4]
The IDF later confirmed that several other officials were killed in the same attack, including Qubaisi's deputy, Abbas Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, and Hussein Hani, an associate of Fuad Shukr.[5]