US EditionIsrael kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, in new blow after pager blasts
- Israel conducted an airstrike in southern Beirut, killing Ibrahim Akil, a Hezbollah commander, and 10 other operatives. The strike occurred during rush hour.
- Hezbollah confirmed the death of Ibrahim Akil, who was identified as a senior figure in the Radwan Force.
- The U.S. accused Akil of involvement in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. Embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut, resulting in numerous deaths.
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A 7 million dollar bounty set by the United States hung on his head. He was the one who led Hezbollah's infamous al-Radwan elite forces, the specter that Israel had not yet been able to target in its war against the Party of God. But the Tel Aviv raid on the special forces meeting in southern Beirut, in the Dahieh neighborhood, stronghold of the Shiite formation, killed him too. The price in terms of civilian lives, after the demolition of a bui…
Times of Malta
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel said Friday that it killed the commander of Hezbollah's elite unit in a strike that Lebanese officials said left 14 dead and dozens wounded in the movement's Beirut stronghold.Ibrahim Aqil, who was wanted by the United States for involvement in the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut, headed the Iran-backed militant group's...
Israel kills Hezbollah leader wanted in 1983 bombings of U.S. embassy, Marine barracks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
TEL AVIV, Israel >> Israeli fighter jets bombed an apartment building in Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs today in what the military called an attack on Hezbollah militants, including a senior commander who was wanted in the deadly 1983 bombings of the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.
The Straits Times
EMEA Tribune, Breaking News, World News, Latest News, Top HeadlinesWho is Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah commander targeted by Israel?
He was wanted in US for his role in two bombing attacks in 1983. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Gateway PunditIDF Confirms Death of Top Hezbollah Commander Involved in 1983 Bombing of US Marine Corps Barracks That Killed 241 Service Members
Hezbollah official Ibrahim Aqil in an undated photo. (US Department of State) On Friday, the IDF has confirmed senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. In 2023, the US State Department placed a $7 million bounty on Aqil for his role in the 1983 bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, which killed 241 service members. Aqil was also wanted for the 1984 bombing of the U.S. Embassy i…
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