An Israeli security source said the attack targeted a senior commander of the Shiite group Hezbollah, whose fate remains unclear at this time.
A powerful explosion was heard in the southern suburbs of Beirut and thick smoke billowed from an area considered a stronghold of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, witnesses told Reuters.
An Israeli security source said the strike targeted a senior Shiite commander. Another source close to Hezbollah said it was an “Israeli strike.” The city has been on alert in recent days, expecting Israeli retaliation for a strike on the occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers. Israel and the United States blamed the attack on Hezbollah, which denies responsibility.
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