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Israeli strike targeted Hezbollah elite force meeting, killing 16 members, source close to party says

Israeli strike targeted Hezbollah elite force meeting, killing 16 members, source close to party says

Men at the site of the Israeli strike that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday, Sept. 20, Sept. 21, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)

An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut targeted a meeting in the basement of the command center for Hezbollah's elite force, the al-Radwan unit, killing 16 of its members, a source close to the group told AFP on Saturday.

“The command of the al-Radwan force was meeting in the basement” of a building hit by the Israeli strike on Friday, the source said.

Sixteen members of the force, including its leader and a senior commander, were killed, according to the source.

An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut targeted a meeting in the basement of the command center for Hezbollah's elite force, the al-Radwan unit, killing 16 of its members, a source close to the group told AFP on Saturday.“The command of the al-Radwan force was meeting in the basement” of a building hit by the Israeli strike on Friday, the source said.Sixteen members of the force,...