Israeli air attack in Beirut, death toll rises to 31

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Israeli air attack in Beirut, death toll rises to 31
Israeli air attack in Beirut, death toll rises to 31

The balance of victims after an air attack on the outskirts of Beirut reaches 31 people, among them are children and women, while 68 others were injured.

In a statement, the Hezbollah militant group announced that 16 of the victims are members of the group, including commander Ibrahim Aqil and another senior leader Ahmed Wahbi. A reward of 7 million dollars was set for Aqil by the United States of America for the bombing of the American Embassy in Beirut in April 1983 where 63 people lost their lives.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strike targeted the Iran-backed group's elite Radaan unit and comes in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Hezbollah into northern Israel.

In Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut, the search and rescue mission continues. Some families have moved to safer neighborhoods. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told a security council meeting that the explosions of pagers and radios on Tuesday and Wednesday this week that killed 39 people violated international law. humanitarian.

The attack sharply escalated the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group and dealt another blow to Hezbollah.


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