Body of Hezbollah top military commander found under rubble in Beirut: local media

BEIRUT, July 31 (Xinhua) — Sources close to Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the body of Fouad Shokor, Hezbollah’s top military commander who was killed a day earlier by Israel, was found under the rubble in Dahie in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Al-Jadeed local TV channel reported.
An Israeli drone fired on Tuesday evening three missiles at a position near the Shura Council of Hezbollah, aiming to target Shokor, a senior military advisor to Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The attack on Dahie also killed five others and wounded around 74 people.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the attack, saying Lebanon preserves its right to take all necessary measures to deter the aggression.
Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas’ attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. ■