Hussein Ali Nasr

Hussein Ali Nasr (Arabic: حسين علي نصر) was a senior Hezbollah operative who served as the deputy head of the group's Unit 4400, a clandestine logistics and finance division responsible for smuggling weapons and funds into Lebanon. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on April 20, 2025, in Southern Lebanon.^[1][2][3]

Role and activities

As the deputy chief of Unit 4400, Nasr played a pivotal role in facilitating the transfer of arms and financial and other resources from Iran and its proxies into Lebanon, to Hezbollah. His responsibilities included:

• Coordinating with Iranian operatives to smuggle weapons and funds into Lebanon.
• Utilizing Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport for covert operations, allegedly collaborating with airport employees sympathetic to Hezbollah.
• Overseeing weapons procurement deals along the Syria-Lebanon border.
• Managing the organization's military build-up and reinforcement processes

Nasr's activities were integral to Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild and enhance its military capabilities, particularly in the aftermath of conflicts with Israel.^[4][2][3]

Death

On April 20, 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a targeted airstrike in the town of Kaouthariyet al-Saiyad, located between Sidon and Tyre in southern Lebanon. The strike resulted in the death of Hussein Ali Nasr.^[2] According to the IDF, the operation was part of a broader campaign to disrupt Hezbollah's logistical networks and prevent the smuggling of weapons into Lebanon.^[3]

Nasr's death followed the earlier eliminations of other key figures in Unit 4400, including its former commander Muhammad Ja'far Qasir and his deputy Ali Hassan Gharib, both of whom were killed in Israeli operations in late 2024.^[4][3]

See also

• Muhammad Jafar Qasir
• Unit 4400
• Hezbollah