An Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah commanders in Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least 37 people, including three children and seven women. The attack, described as the deadliest in nearly a year of conflict with Israel, leveled a multi-story residential building and damaged a nursery next door.
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The attack levelled a multi-story residential building in the crowded suburb and damaged a nursery next door, a security source said. Three children and seven women were among those killed, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said he was worried about escalation but that the Israeli killing of a top Hezbollah leader brought justice to the group, which Washington designates terrorists.
Hezbollah-aligned transport minister Ali Hamieh told reporters at the scene of Friday’s strike in the Beirut suburb that at least 23 people were still missing. “The Israeli enemy is taking the region to war,” he said.
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