International Desk: An explosion occurred in the southern city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Israel says it targeted a Hezbollah commander in the area. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that 3 people were killed and 74 injured in the attack. Eyewitnesses said that the death toll may increase.
Earlier, Israel blamed the commander of Hizbullah for the killing of 12 children and teenagers in the attack on Golan Heights in Israel. Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has a base in the southern suburb of Beirut. News cards.
At around 7:40 p.m. local time on Tuesday (July 30), four missiles were fired at the Daheh suburb of Beirut, considered a Hezbollah stronghold, the report said. A four-story building was damaged in the attack, and cars parked around the building were destroyed. Loud explosions were heard and smoke billowing from the attack site.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the attack targeted commander Fuad Shukarke, who is responsible for the killing of Israeli children and other civilians in Majdal Shams in the Golan.
Fuad died in a hospital while being injured in the attack. However, initial reports claimed he was unharmed by a senior Lebanese security official.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that Israel launched an attack near Hezbollah’s Shura Council in Beirut’s Haret Rikh.
Israel blamed Hezbollah for Saturday’s deadly attack on a soccer field in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A rocket fired by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah hit the Druze town of Majdal Shams, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take revenge against Hezbollah after that attack.
