Ghazi Ali Dawi
| Ghazi Ali Dawi (Danyal) غازي علي ضاوي | |
|---|---|
| Hezbollah Head of Security | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1988 Khiam Lebanon |
| Died |
18 January 2015 (aged 26–27) Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Quneitra Governorate, Syria |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Political party |
 Hezbollah |
| Children | 1 |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Ghazi Ali Dawi (Arabic: غازي علي ضاوي) was a commander of Hezbollah Born in 1988 at Khiam Lebanon. He was killed in 2015 at Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Quneitra Governorate, Syria during the Syrian War by Israel.
Biography
Ghazi Ali Dawi also known as Danyal or Daniel was a 26-year-old from Khiam town in the South Lebanon Governorate of Southern Lebanon.[1] He was lower-level Hezbollah ground commander in charge of smaller units or geographic zones in the Golan Heights. [2]
Assassination
In 2015, days after Hassan Nasrallah declared that Israel's air strike aggression in Syria meant that the Syrian Arab Republic and its allies had the right to respond, an Israeli helicopter blew up Ghazi Ali Dawi and five other Hezbollah commanders including Jihad Mughniyah and Mohamad Issa in Quneitra Governorate. They were driving in a convoy in Quneitra Province alongside Revolutionary Guard Council (IRGC) troops near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and on 18 January 2015 the convoy was destroyed by the Israeli helicopter.[3] [4]
See also
References
- ↑ Zaatari, Mohammed (20 January 2015). "Families of Hezbollah fighters bid farewell". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ghazi Ali Dawi and five other Hezbollah commanders in Golan Height".
- ↑ "January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident".
- ↑ Samaha, Nour (19 January 2015). "Hezbollah mourns fighters killed in attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2015.