Israel says it killed Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike
The Israeli military on Friday said its air strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut killed top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other senior commanders of the movement's Radwan special forces. Hezbollah has not confirmed the killing. The massive strike in the Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital killed 14 people and wounded 66, including nine in critical condition, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
The Israeli military said an air strike in Beirut's southern suburbs killed top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other senior commanders of the movement's Radwan special forces. Hezbollah has not confirmed the killing.
The Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, killed 14 people and wounded 66, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
Hezbollah launched around 140 rockets into northern Israel. The Israeli military said the attack came in three waves. Hezbollah said it targeted several sites across Lebanon's southern border.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in combat near Israel's northern border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said.
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