Lebanon’s Hezbollah says senior leader killed amid Israeli bombardment
Al Jazeera
Lebanese armed group confirms death of Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi hours after Israel said he was targeted in air strike.
Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah has announced the death of one of its top commanders amid Israel’s intense bombardment of the country.
Hezbollah confirmed that Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi had been killed in a post on Telegram early on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said he had been “eliminated” in an air strike on Ghobeiri in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Israeli officials said that Qubaisi, also known as “Hajj Abu Musa”, led a number of Hezbollah’s missile and rocket units and had been responsible for a 2000 attack in which three Israeli soldiers were kidnapped and killed.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said that the Israeli strike had killed six people and injured 15 others.
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