The Israeli military has announced its air strike in Beirut Friday afternoon which killed Ibrahim Aqil, the chief of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit, additionally killed in total some ten commanders of the Shia paramilitary group.
“We targeted those responsible for the daily rocket fire, Ibrahim Aqil along with senior commanders from the Radwan force. About 10 commanders were killed there,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the IDF, told a media briefing.
Lebanese sources have yet to confirm this, but have instead focused on the mounting civilian casualties. Lebanon has in its latest update said 12 total have been killed, without identifying who they were. Official tallies stand at 66+ wounded. “Removing the rubble is still ongoing until this moment,” emergency workers said.
