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Randa Slim: Killing of Ibrahim Aqil not a 'killing blow' to Hezbollah

Randa Slim, an analyst with the Middle East Institue, has warned that the killing of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil would be unlikely to strike a lethal blow to the organisation.

"And he’s of course very close to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah," she told MEE, adding that Aqil played a major role in Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian war, where it supported President Bashar al-Assad.

“Israel's going after all the commanders one by one, and by doing that you are definitely weakening the infrastructure of the organisation, weakening the command and control structure."

"But it’s not going to kill Hezbollah, it’s not going to force them to capitulate.”