BEIRUT: An Israeli air strike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday (Sep 24) as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.
Israel’s military said the air strike on the Lebanese capital killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, who it said was the commander of Hezbollah’s missile and rocket force. Two security sources in Lebanon described him as a leading figure in the Iran-backed group’s rocket division.
Israel’s military later said the airforce also conducted “extensive strikes” on Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, including weapons storage facilities and dozens of launchers that were aimed at Israeli territory.
“Hezbollah today is not the same Hezbollah we knew a week ago. (It) has suffered a sequence of blows to its command and control, its fighters, and the means to fight,” Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, adding the strikes would continue.
