Israel targets Hezbollah commander behind soccer attack with strike in Beirut

Published July 30, 2024 2:43pm ET



Israel’s military carried out what it described as a “targeted strike” in Beirut on Tuesday, targeting the Hezbollah commander whom it said was responsible for the strike last weekend in the Golan Heights that killed a dozen children.

“The IDF 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 IDF said, though it did not initially mention whether the strike was successful.

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