An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The Israeli military said its airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official. […]

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.The Israeli military and Hezbollah said the airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior military official with the militant group.Hezbollah said its attacks had targeted several Israeli military sites along the border with Katyusha rockets, including multiple air defense bases as well as the headquarters of an Israeli armored brigade they said they’d struck for the first time.In Gaza, Palestinian authorities said 15 people were killed overnight in Israeli attacks.Israel maintains it targets only militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military had no immediate comment.Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that…

Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the Israeli military and the militant group said.

Hezbollah launched around 170 rockets towards northern Israel, following a vow made by the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, to respond to Israel's intelligence operation involving the detonation of pager and radio devices in Beirut

Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 150 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack.

A day after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the militant group fired 140 rockets at northern Israel on Friday.

A targeted airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces in Beirut on Friday reportedly killed senior Hezbollah terrorist Ibrahim Aqil — also known as Al-Hajj Abdul Khader.

Israel’s military stated that the rockets came in three waves on Friday afternoon, targeting sites along the Lebanon border. It also said that Hezbollah targeted a children's playground.

BEIRUT: Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday, vowing to press...

On Thursday, Israel claimed to have destroyed over 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launchers in some of its most intense attacks on Lebanon. This came after an unprecedented attack believed to be carried out by Israel when communication devices used by Hezbollah exploded, killing over 30 people.

Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the Israeli military and the militant group said.

Israel on Friday said that it killed Ibrahim Aqil, the top commander of Hezbollah, in a strike in the Iran-backed group's stronghold in Beirut.

Israel announced Friday that it killed Ibrahim Aqil, commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, in a precision airstrike on Beirut. The attack targeted a meeting of senior commanders, killing at least 14 people, including 10 high-ranking officials.

Over 300 people were killed in the blasts. The US accused him of directing the abduction of American and German hostages in Lebanon and listed him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2019, putting a $7 million bounty on his head.

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