Hezbollah says another commander killed in Israeli attack

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on September 21st that a second top commander was among the 15 killed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut the previous day.

Iran-backed group said Ahmed Mahmud Muhammad led military operations of the Hezbollah Radwean Force in support of Hamas declared a terrorist organisation by the US and the EU since 7 October.

On that date, the Palestinian group attacked Israel, promoting the war in Gaza.

The Israeli Army said its air strike in the southern suburb of Beirut on Friday eliminated Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aquill, and several other commanders.

Israeli Army spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari said the attack on the Dahia district south of Beirut was targeted and killed Ibrahim Achilles, commander of the Radan elite Force of Hezbollah, as well as 10 other operatives of this declared terrorist group by the United States.

Achilles was disbanded as head of Hezbollah's top military body, the Council of Jihad, and has been sanctioned by the United States because of involvement in two terrorist attacks in 1983, resulting in more than 300 deaths at the American Embassy in Beirut and the American Navy barracks.

Friday's attack on Beirut was carried out during the peak hour when people were returning home from work, and the children had completed the lesson. This was the deadliest attack on Lebanon's capital in recent years.

Earlier Friday, Hezbollah hit northern Israel with 140 rockets -- a day after Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah pledged revenge for Israel for the deadly blasts of telecommunication equipment in Lebanon this week.

Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged fire almost every day of October 8th, a day after the war between Israel and Hamas began, the Palestinian group declared terrorist organisations by the United States and the European Union.

However, Friday's missile attack was greater than usual.

Nasrallah pledged on Thursday to continue his daily attacks on Israel, despite this week's deadly attack on communications devices of its members. / REL