Hezbollah commander among 10 dead in Israeli strike on Lebanon

Source: Agence France-Presse

Hezbollah commander among 10 dead in Israeli strike on Lebanon

Issued on: 15/02/2024 - 14:15
Modified: 15/02/2024 - 16:41
3 min

Beirut (AFP) – An Israeli strike killed a Hezbollah commander, two fighters and seven civilians in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh, a security source said Thursday, raising fears of further escalation.

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.

In the bloodiest day since then, the Israeli military said in a statement it had killed Hezbollah commander Ali al-Debs, his deputy and another fighter in Nabatiyeh on Wednesday.

A security source in Lebanon said that, along with Debs and two other Hezbollah members, the strike had killed seven civilians from the same family. The source requested anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media.

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