Israel kills top Hezbollah figure in Beirut strike
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
The strike killed eight people and wounded 59 others, Lebanon’s health ministry said, in a preliminary toll.used by its members exploded, killing 37 people and wounding thousands. That attack was widely believed to have been carried out by Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement.
It marks the second time in less than two months that Israel has targeted a leading Hezbollah military commander in Beirut. In July, an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah said it had fired Katyusha rockets at what it described as the main intelligence headquarters in northern Israel “which is responsible for assassinations”.
“The IDF conducted a targeted strike in Beirut. At this moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines,” the Israeli military said.Ignited by the Gaza war, the conflict has intensified significantly this week. While the conflict has largely been contained to areas at, or near the frontier, this week’s escalation has heightened concerns that it could widen and further intensify.
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