Israel says its strike on Beirut killed top Hezbollah military official as Lebanon reports 12 died

Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel says it has carried out an airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern neighborhood of the Lebanese capital. It was the deadliest such attack on Beirut in years. At least 12 others were reported killed. The Israeli military’s chief spokesman says Friday’s strike on Dahiya targeted and killed Ibrahim Akil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, as well as 10 other Hezbollah operatives. There was no immediate confirmation of Akil’s death from Hezbollah. The Israeli military did not elaborate on the identities of the other commanders allegedly killed in the strike on the crowded urban neighborhood, where Lebanese health officials reported at least 12 killed and 66 others wounded.