Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Israeli attack near Beirut

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Group Hezbollah Lebanese confirmed death on Wednesday Commander Fuad Shukr as a result of the Israeli attack on the outskirts Beirutmaking him the highest-ranking figure in the movement to die in nearly 10 months of conflict with Israel.

The attack took place in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, a Hezbollah stronghold, at dusk on Tuesday. It was the second time the area had been attacked since October, when Hezbollah and Israel They started the shootout in parallel with the war in Gaza.

He Israeli army announced late Tuesday that he had killed Shukr, whom he called Hezbollah’s most senior commander and blamed for a weekend attack that killed a dozen young men in the city. Golan Heightsoccupied by Israel.

Iran-backed Hezbollah denies involvement in the Golan Heights attack.

The attack on Beirut came shortly before the assassination of the Hamas leader. Ismail Haniyehearly Wednesday morning in Iran, raising fears of a broader regional escalation. Hezbollah is an ally of Hamas.

Hezbollah said its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, would speak at the funeral of Shukr, who was an adviser, on Thursday, sources in the group said.

He Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallantsaid Shukr “has the blood of many Israelis on his hands. “Tonight we showed that the blood of our people has a price and that for this purpose there is no place beyond the reach of our forces.”

Shukr’s body was found under rubble Wednesday night, nearly 24 hours after the attack, two Lebanese security sources said. At least two women and two children were also killed in the fighting, medical and security sources said.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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