In a statement, the Iran-backed movement said “commander Ali Karake is well... and has moved to a safe place” BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said commander Ali Karake, who a source reported had been the target of an Israeli strike Monday on Beirut, was alive and had moved to safety. In a statement, the Iran-backed movement said “commander Ali Karake is well... and has moved to a safe place.”