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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Beirut and Emma Graham-Harrison, Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem and Andrew Roth in Washington

Israel claims it killed Hezbollah top commander in south Beirut airstrike

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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