Lebanese media reports strike with casualties at start of slain Hezbollah member's funeral

Lebanese media reports that a car has been struck, allegedly by Israel, near the home of slain senior Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil, shortly before the beginning of Tawil’s funeral.

There are casualties in the incident, the reports say.

מקורות לבנוניים מדווחים כי רכב הותקף מהאוויר ליד בית אחיו של בכיר חיזבאללה שחוסל אתמול וויסאם טוויל, בכפר ח'ירבת סלם שבדרום לבנון, זמן קצר לפני הלווייתו. יש נפגעים בתקיפה@guy_telaviv @HaimOmri pic.twitter.com/UTx6qK7Xd0

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Tawil was killed in an airstrike on his car yesterday in Lebanon, with Israel not officially confirming it’s responsible but Foreign Minister Israel Katz saying as much during a Channel 14 live broadcast.

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Lebanese media reports strike with casualties at start of slain Hezbollah member’s funeral

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