From Lebanon says death toll in Israeli strike on Hezbollah commanders in Beirut rises to 31
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Lebanese army soldiers and Red Cross rescuers gather at the barriered area of the scene of an Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah commanders in southern Beirut a day earlier, as search and rescue operations continue on September 21, 2024. (AFP)
At least 31 people were killed, including three children and seven women, in an Israeli strike on a meeting of Hezbollah commanders in Beirut’s suburbs on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry tells a televised news conference.
Hezbollah has said at least 16 of its operatives, including two of its most senior commanders, were killed in the strike.
Israel says the commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force were meeting in an underground room in the residential building.
Firass Abiad tells reporters that 68 people were also wounded in the strike, of whom 15 remain in hospital.
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