Hezbollah names second commander killed in Israel Beirut strike

People check the damage following an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 20, 2024. The Israeli military announced that the commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit, Ibrahim Aqil, and other senior figures of the Lebanese armed group had been killed in the air strike. (AFP)
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BEIRUT: Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander was among 15 of its fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day.
The Iran-backed group said Ahmed Mahmud Wahbi led the military operations of its elite Radwan Force in support of Hamas between October 7 when the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel, triggering the Gaza war, and the start of this year.
The Israeli military said that its air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday eliminated Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aqil and several other commanders.