Israel strikes in Lebanon target senior Hezbollah military commander

20 Sep 2024, 08:47 by Darryl Coote & Dalal Saoud · UPI

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Israeli jets carried out a strike Friday targeting a senior Hezbollah military commander in Beirut's southern suburbs, the main stronghold of the Iran-backed group, killing and wounding several people and causing considerable damage, according to witnesses and media reports.

The targeted Hezbollah commander was identified as Ibrahim Aqil, who reportedly was killed in the strike. Hezbollah has not confirmed the assassination of Aqil, who heads the Radwan unit made up of the party's elite fighters.