The Israeli military says it struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting a militant commander accused of being behind a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teens over the weekend in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
Israel carried out a rare strike on Beirut Tuesday, killing at least one person and raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah . The Israel i military said the strike targeted the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a weekend rocket attack on the Israel i-controlled Golan Heights, as well as the deaths of numerous Israel i civilians hit in other strikes.
'The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately release a statement, but minutes after the strike sent a photo of the prime minister with his national security advisor and other officials.A Hezbollah official and the group's TV station said that an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's stronghold south of Beirut on Tuesday evening, causing damage.
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