The Israeli military said it carried out a “targeted strike” in Beirut on Friday, as social media video showed smoke rising from the site of an attack in the Lebanese capital. Lebanese health officials later said at least 14 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the strike.
The IDF said the strike “eliminated” a Hezbollah commander, Ibrahim Aqil, and other operatives. In a statement late Friday, Hezbollah confirmed Aqil’s death in the strike.
“During the strike, senior operatives in Hezbollah’s Operations Staff and commanders from the Radwan Unit were eliminated alongside Aqil,” the IDF said in a statement, claiming the killed Hezbollah operatives, including Aqil, had been planning an attack on Israel “in which Hezbollah intended to infiltrate Israeli communities and murder innocent civilians.”
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