Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the Lebanese southern village of Yater on September 20, 2024. © Kawnat Haju, AFP

🔴 Live: Hezbollah confirms death of second top commander in Israeli strike on Beirut

by · France 24

Summary: 

  • Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander was among 15 fighters killed in an Israeli air raid on its Beirut stronghold the day before.
  • The Israeli military stated that its air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday eliminated Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aquil as well as other commanders.

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Yesterday's key developments:

  • Israel carried out a rare strike in a densely populated southern Beirut neighbourhood on Friday, targeting a Hezbollah stronghold. The attack resulted in at least 31 deaths and dozens of injuries, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
  • Israeli military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israel will continue to pursue its enemies "even in Beirut", adding that the strike was part of "a new phase of war."

(FRANCE 24 with AP, AFP, Reuters)