07/30/2024

Israeli Media Report Senior Hezbollah Commander Killed in Beirut Strike

The Israeli strike also killed one civilian, injured 35 others

Israel believes its air strike on Beirut killed a senior commander of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Tuesday, Israel's public broadcaster said, in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters three days ago.

A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah - at around 7:40 p.m. (1640 GMT), a Reuters witness said.

Two unidentified sources told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that Israel assessed that "the target of the strike" was killed.

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