Welcome back to Political Lenses with international relations expert Dr. Omar Abdel Satar—political analyses of events affecting the regional and global scene. • Political Lenses ───── Don't miss watching yesterday's video: • The International Criminal Court requests the arrest of ... ???? • Yesterday, Israel assassinated Ali Musa Daqduq, and today, Muhammad Haidar • The policy of zeroing out Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Iranian axis politically and militarily at the highest level. Reports say that Muhammad Haidar is the target of the Israeli strike against Hezbollah last night. Haidar was a former member of parliament. He was also a senior advisor to Hassan Nasrallah and headed Hezbollah forces in the Bekaa Valley and networks outside Lebanon. He was close to the late Imad Mughniyeh. The IDF considered him the commander of military operations after a series of assassinations. Some accounts indicate that he was also a member of the Jihad Council at the time of his death. She adds that the loss of figures like Haidar is a much bigger blow than Israel’s assassination of Secretary-General Naim Qassem, whose death would be more symbolic. This is because Haidar possesses military skills that Qassem does not. There is a reduction in the highest echelons of leadership for those with these skills. He was of an Iranian father and a Lebanese mother, and Israel’s Channel 12 says that Muhammad Haidar is the most prominent military figure in the organization after a series of assassinations of Hezbollah leaders since the beginning of the war. Haidar is considered the figure who led the party for the past month and a half, although Israeli media says that Naim Qassem was also killed. If this is about a death on 11/23/2024, then the killing of Daqduq is a stunning reminder that Hezbollah was and remains an enemy of the United States and is actively trying to kill Americans. Israel killed him. This is as true today as it has ever been — the United States and Israel are fighting the same enemies. NBC News has confirmed that Israel has eliminated Hezbollah operative Ali Musa Daqduq, who had the blood of U.S. troops on his hands in Iraq. Daqduq had been a member of Hezbollah since 1983 and was one of the operatives who made it a regional power beyond Lebanon in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. He helped build that connective tissue and position Hezbollah as the hub for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-led terror group across the Middle East. Daqduq was also responsible for Nasrallah’s personal security at one point. It’s a major blow — another loss of institutional memory, relationships, networks, and skills, says Jason Brodsky. Israel today kills Daqduq, who planned a sophisticated attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Ali Musa Daqduq was captured by U.S. forces after a daring 2007 raid that killed five American soldiers, but was later released by the Iraqis. A recent Israeli airstrike in Syria killed a senior Hezbollah commander who helped plan one of the most daring and sophisticated attacks against U.S. forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior U.S. defense official. Ali Musa Daqduq was captured by U.S. forces after a 2007 raid in which militants posing as a U.S. security team killed five American soldiers. He was later released by the Iraqi government. ???? • Israel Killed Ali Musa Daqduq Yesterday, and Mohammed Haydar Today • A strategy is underway to neutralize Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Iran axis politically and militarily at the highest levels. Reports indicate Mohammed Haydar was the target of last night's Israeli strike on Hezbollah. A former member of parliament and senior advisor to Hassan Nasrallah, Haydar led Hezbollah's forces in the Beqaa Valley and managed networks beyond Lebanon. He was close to the late Imad Mughniyeh and is considered by the IDF as a key military leader following a wave of assassinations. Some accounts suggest he was also a Jihad Council member at his death. His loss is seen as a greater blow than killing Naim Qassem due to Haydar's military expertise, which Qassem lacks. This highlights a shrinking pool of skilled leadership. Born to an Iranian father and Lebanese mother, Haydar was regarded by Israel's Channel 12 as Hezbollah's most prominent military figure since senior leaders were killed at the war's outset. He reportedly led Hezbollah over the past month and a half, though Israeli media suggests Qassem may also have been killed. Ali Musa Daqduq's assassination is a reminder that Hezbollah remains an active US adversary. NBC News confirmed Israel eliminated Daqduq, a Hezbollah operative since 1983, with a history of US soldier deaths in Iraq. He expanded Hezbollah's influence into Iraq and Syria and aligned it with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' militia network. He also served as Nasrallah's personal security chief. Jason Brodsky highlighted Daqduq's role in planning a 2007 attack in Iraq, where disguised militants killed