Hezbollah’s drone chief killed in Israeli airstrike

A senior Hezbollah commander who was responsible for the group’s drone fleet has been in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that air unit commander Muhammad Hussain Sarur was killed in the targeted attack on Thursday in Beirut.

Hezbollah confirmed the commander’s death late on Thursday.

An eyewitness told journalists the third floor of an 11-storey building was hit in the Jamous neighbourhood to the south of Beirut, an area considered a Hezbollah stronghold.

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Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least two people were killed and 15 wounded in the bombing.

The strike took place close to where a high-ranking Hezbollah military commander, Ibrahim Akil, was killed last week.

The Israeli army was also continuing its airstrikes in the south and east of Lebanon with the military saying the air force had hit around 220 Hezbollah militia targets, including weapons depots and rocket launching pads.

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