Israel says it has carried out an airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military...
BEIRUT — Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday, the Israel i army said. It was the deadliest such attack on Lebanon ’s capital in years, with Lebanese health authorities reporting at least 12 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack. The Israel i military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm.
But previous cross-border attacks have largely struck areas in northern Israel that had been evacuated and less-populated parts of southern Lebanon. The last time Israel hit Beirut was in a July airstrike that killed senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Speaking to journalists, Hagari described both Shukr and Akil as two military officials closest to Hezbollah leader Nasrallah.
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