2 Killed In Israeli Strike On Lebanon Suburbs: Report
NDTV
A source close to the Iran-backed rebel group confirmed that "a leading commander" was the target of the strike, which hit near the group's decision making body, the Shura Council.
Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had targeted the commander responsible for the attack.
"The IDF (army) carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians," the military said in a statement, referring to the Druze Arab town in the annexed Golan Heights where the children were killed on Saturday.
A source close to the Iran-backed rebel group confirmed that "a leading commander" was the target of the strike, which hit near the group's decision making body, the Shura Council.
