Assault comes despite international calls for restraint

Israel announced it had killed the commander of Hezbollah's elite unit in a strike Friday that Lebanese officials said left 12 dead and dozens wounded in the movement's Beirut stronghold.

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A source close to Hezbollah said the strike killed the group’s elite Radwan unit chief.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Israeli jets carried out a strike Friday targeting a senior Hezbollah military commander in Beirut's southern suburbs, the main stronghold of the Iran-backed group, killing and wounding several people and causing considerable damage, according to witnesses and media reports.

Israel's military said the rockets came in three waves on Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border with Lebanon.

An Israeli airstrike killed one of the top Hezbollah commanders, Ibrahim Aqil, in Beirut on Friday. Earlier, Israel confirmed that it had conducted a "targeted strike" in Beirut.

The military said Aqil was part of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force.

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Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut, escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. Aqil, a key figure in Hezbollah's military operations, marks a significant loss for the group.

The Prime Minister of Lebanon has called on the United Nations to oppose what he called Israel’s “technological war”.

Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack.

The IDF has also warned residents in northern Israel near the Lebanese border to avoid large gatherings, stay close to bomb shelters, and be vigilant in their neighbourhoods

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.The Israeli military said its airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official. There was no immediate confirmation of his death from Hezbollah. Hezbollah said that its attacks had targeted several Israeli military sites along the border with Katyusha rockets, including multiple air defense bases as well as the headquarters of an Israeli armored brigade they said they’d struck for the first time.In Gaza, Palestinian authorities said 15 people were killed overnight in Israeli attacks.Israel maintains it targets only militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military had no immediate comment.Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the…