Assassination of Abbas al-Musawi
| Assassination of Abbas al-Musawi | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) | |
| Location | Southern Lebanon |
| Date | 16 February 1992 |
| Target | Abbas al-Musawi |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 10 |
| Perpetrators | Israeli Air Force |
On 16 February 1992, Abbas al-Musawi, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle in southern Lebanon, as part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000). Israel code-named the operation Night Time Operation (Hebrew: מבצע שעת לילה).