Israel claims it killed Hezbollah top commander in south Beirut airstrike
by William Christou in Beirut and Emma Graham-Harriso from World news | The Guardian on (#6PKRB)
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Israel has claimed it killed Hezbollah's top military commander, Fuad Shukur, in an airstrike on a south Beirut suburb launched in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed 12 children at the weekend.
Shukur, also known as Hajj Mohsin, served as right hand man to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel's military spokesperson R Adm Daniel Hagari said in a late night briefing.
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