Death toll from Israeli strike on Beirut rises to 31, including 3 children and Hezbollah top commander
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Civilians and soldiers at the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday evening. Photo: Reuters
At least 31 people died in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday, including three children and seven women, in the deadliest strike in a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Hezbollah said overnight that the dead included 16 of its members, including senior leader Ibrahim Aqil and another top commander, Ahmed Wahbi.
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