IDF Strike Kills Hezbollah Radwan Force Chief Ibrahim Aqil In Beirut

By JPost
Posted on 09/20/24 | News Source: JPost

The IDF conducted a targeted strike on Radwan Force commander and head of Hezbollah Operations, Ibrahim Aqil, in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday, the military reported. The IDF later confirmed the terrorist leader's elimination.

Earlier, AFP, citing a source close to Hezbollah, reported that Aqil perished in the strike. Reuters later reported the same, citing two security sources in Lebanon.

The security sources told Reuters that other members of Hezbollah's Radwan Force were killed when the Israeli strike hit a meeting they were attending.

The Lebanese Health Ministry claimed that eight had been killed in the strike and that another 59 were wounded.

Earlier, Reuters reported that a thick cloud of smoke was seen climbing over the Lebanese capital, adding that residents of the city's southern suburbs reported hearing a blast.