Hezbollah commanders Ali Zeid al-Moussawi, Mohammed Ibrahim al-Moussawi, and Hussein Yaghi were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rayak and Baalbek in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley between 8:24 PM and 8:27 PM UTC on February 20, 2026, according to press sources cited by Lebynews and Al-Hadath during the 28-minute reporting window ending at 9:15 PM UTC. Lebynews reported at approximately 8:50 PM UTC that the three leaders were martyred in the Baalbek raids. Lebanon Debate correspondent confirmed Ali Zeid al-Mousawi's death in the Rayak airstrikes. Al-Hadath stated several Hezbollah field commanders, including Hussein Yaghi—son of a former Hezbollah-linked parliament member—were killed, as cited by kaisos1987 relaying Al-Arabiya reports. An updated preliminary toll from the Beqaa strikes stands at 10 killed and about 50 wounded, per Al-Jadeed News. Scenes of destruction in Bednayel were shared by Al-Jadeed News, showing damage from the airstrikes. These strikes follow earlier Israeli attacks that killed a Hezbollah leader and targeted an IRGC official in Baalbek, with a prior toll of 10 martyrs and 40 wounded as of 8:00 PM UTC, according to Al-Hadath and An-Nahar from previous reporting windows. Additional prior strikes hit four Hezbollah headquarters between 6:46 PM and 7:16 PM UTC, and sites in Temnine El Tahta and Al-Shaara between 5:46 PM and 6:46 PM UTC.
