Dead, wounded
Israeli army attacks Hezbollah near Beirut
According to the Israeli army, it carried out a targeted strike against a Hezbollah leader on Tuesday. He is said to be responsible for the shelling of the Golan Heights at the weekend, which left twelve dead. There was an explosion in a suburb of Lebanon's capital Beirut (see video above).
According to initial reports, one civilian was killed and 68 other people were injured. Five of them were still in mortal danger on Tuesday evening. According to Lebanese security forces, the fate of the Hezbollah commander was initially unclear. Late in the evening, it was reported that he had been "eliminated".
The commander is believed to be a close advisor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, one of the highest military commanders in the militia. The US authorities are looking for the man named Fuad Shukr because he is believed to have been involved in an attack on US troops in Beirut in 1983.
Residents reported a loud bang and a cloud of smoke. According to Lebanese sources, at least four buildings were damaged in the attack. People on the street shouted "God bless Nasrallah" (Secretary General of Hezbollah, ed.) or "Netanyahu will pay the price."
Netanyahu will pay the price.
Betroffene des Anschlags im Libanon
Israel's military announced that the armed forces had carried out a targeted attack on the man "responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous other Israeli civilians." Majdal Shams is the name of the village where children and young people were hit with rockets during a soccer match at the weekend.
Retaliatory attack expected
The Israeli and US governments have blamed Hezbollah for the attack on the Golan Heights, which Hezbollah has rejected. An Israeli retaliatory attack has therefore been feared in Beirut for days.
On Tuesday afternoon, a civilian was killed in a rocket attack on northern Israel. "Hezbollah has crossed a red line", Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced once again. Previously, there had been rocket alarms in villages on the border with Lebanon. The Lebanese Foreign Minister announced that he would lodge a complaint with the United Nations. He did not want any escalation in his country.
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