A source close to "Hezbollah" told AFP today that the head of the "Ar Radwan" force, an elite unit of the pro-Iranian Lebanese movement, was killed in an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, BTA writes.
The same was stated by an Israeli official, quoted by the Associated Press.
According to data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, at least eight people were killed and 59 wounded in the strike, which came days after a spectacular attack on communication devices used by the Lebanese Islamist movement, Reuters reported.
"The target of the Israeli strike was the head of the forces "Ar Radwan“ Ibrahim Akil, who was killed, added the source close to Hezbollah, AFP informed.
Akhil was the second man in command of the powerful formation. Military chief Fuad Shukr was killed in a similar strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, on July 30.
Ibrahim Akil, also known as Tahsin, is wanted by the US for his role in the April 1983 bombings of the US Embassy in Beirut, which killed 63 people, and the October 1983 US Marine Corps bombings. in which 241 soldiers died.
Features broadcast live by TV "Al Manar” of "Hezbollah" from the scene of the attack, showed a collapsed building and ambulances arriving to help the victims.