A devastating Israeli air strike on a building in Beirut's southern suburbs has killed 31 people, including two senior Hezbollah commanders. The strike targeted the headquarters of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, dealing a major blow to the Iran-backed group.
People check the damage at the scene of an Israel i strike in Beirut 's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Sept 20. Hezbollah said on Sept 21 that a second senior commander was among 16 fighters killed in an Israel i air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day, highlighting the scale of the blow to its military leadership.
Confirming the death of Aqil, who was wanted by the United States for involvement in the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut, Hezbollah hailed him as “one of its great leaders”. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Israel’s “enemies” would find no refuge, not even in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Before Sept 20’s Beirut strike, Israel said Hezbollah had fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon following air attacks that destroyed dozens of the militant group’s launchers.
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