Israel carries out a precision strike in Beirut, 6 killed

Published September 24th, 2024 - 12:10 GMT
Beirut
Rescuers sift through the rubble at the scene of an Israeli strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier, as search and rescue operations continue on September 21, 2024. Lebanon's Hezbollah said on September 21 that a second senior commander was among 16 fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day, highlighting the scale of the blow to its military leadership. (Photo by AFP)

ALBAWABA - According to reports by the Israeli Army Radio, Israeli forces carried out a precision strike in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

UPDATE

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that at least 6 people have been killed in addition to at least 15 injuries.

SkyNews Arabia reported, citing the Israeli Army Radio, that the Hezbollah commander killed in the strike is Ibrahim Al Qubaisi.

The report claims that Israel carried out an assassination attempt against a high-profile Hezbollah official, without revealing the name of the alleged target.

The strike targeted a residential building in Ghobeiry area in Beirut, causing for the top two floors to collapse. Reuters reported, citing a security source, that at least one person had been killed in the strike.

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