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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
William Christou in Beirut and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

UN pleads against further violence after Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah leader

Further violence between Israel and Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas could ignite a devastating regional conflict, the United Nations has warned, after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people including a senior Hezbollah leader and wounded 66.

The strike killed Ibrahim Aqil, a figure on the group’s top military council who was wanted by the US for his alleged connection with the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut.

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