Israel strikes Lebanon's Beirut, targets Hezbollah commander

An Israeli strike hit Lebanese terror group Hezbollah’s stronghold in Beirut’s southern suburbs, days after Israel said it would retaliate over a deadly attack on the annexed Golan Heights blamed on the group.

The Israeli military said it targeted the Hezbollah commander who was responsible for a strike in the Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers at the weekend.

“The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians,” the Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement.