November 10, 1963 - Salim Ayyash
As head of Hezbollah's Unit 121, he operated at the intersection of state-level politics and covert violence, overseeing assassination operations that reached the highest levels of Lebanese public life. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon identified him as a principal figure in the 2005 killing of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri — an attack that reshaped the country's political landscape and drew international condemnation. He spent years as a fugitive, tried and convicted in absentia, while a $10 million reward went unclaimed.
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Salim Jamil Ayyash (Arabic: سليم جميل عيّاش; 10 November 1963 – 9 November 2024) was a Lebanese militant and senior Hezbollah military operative, who served as the head of its assassination squad Unit 121. He is best known for his indictment by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as one of the major individuals involved in the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.
Following the publishing of his name by the investigation from the Tribunal, Ayyash went into hiding and never appeared in front of the Tribunal, and a second indictment was confirmed against him in another case on 15 May 2019 by the Tribunal. He was tried in absentia. Rewards for Justice Program was offering $10 million for information on him. On 9 November 2024, he was killed by an Israeli air strike in Syria.
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