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Israeli strike on Beirut kills senior Hezbollah commander

The Hindu · · 658 words · By AFP
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“Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), two sources told AFP, in a Beirut strike that Lebanon’s Health Ministry said killed seven people.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary group wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
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“A Lebanese security source and a Hezbollah source told AFP that the commander, Youssef Hashem, had been responsible for the group’s military affairs in Iraq and was in a meeting inside a tent when Israel struck.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Naim Qassem (born February 1953) is a Lebanese Shia cleric and politician who became Hezbollah’s secretary-general on 29 October 2024, the fourth person to hold the position. He participated in the fo…
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“Israel’s military said Hashem was Hezbollah’s commander for its south Lebanon front.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The disarmament of Hezbollah refers to the demand to limit or eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities in Lebanon. Since its emergence in the 1980s, Hezbollah has operated as a Shiite Islamist gro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Naim Qassem (born February 1953) is a Lebanese Shia cleric and politician who became Hezbollah’s secretary-general on 29 October 2024, the fourth person to hold the position. He participated in the fo…
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“Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war in early March when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel to avenge a U.S.-Israeli attack that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
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“A source close to Hezbollah said Hashem is 'the highest-ranking official to be targeted since the start of the war'.”
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“Another Hezbollah member, Mohammad Baqir al-Nabulsi, was also killed in the strike on the Beirut area of Jnah, the group said.”
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“Several large blasts were heard across the city on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) and a column of smoke was seen rising from Jnah, which is home to apartment buildings, cafes and shops.”
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“Hassan Jalwan, who lives nearby, told AFP he heard 'big explosions' overnight.”
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“Lebanese authorities say the war has forced more than one million people from their homes.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Lebanese authorities say the war has so far killed more than 1,200 people and displaced more than one million.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/01/israeli-strikes-kill-sev…
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“An earlier strike on a car in Khaldeh, just south of the capital, late on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) killed two more people and wounded three, the health ministry said.”
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“An AFP correspondent there saw a charred vehicle and paramedics taking a wounded person away on a stretcher.”
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“Lebanese state media also reported a strike early on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) on the Hadath district near Beirut’s southern suburbs, which has largely emptied of residents following repeated Israeli strikes.”
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“State media said Israeli artillery and airstrikes also hit Lebanon’s south and east.”
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“Israel has said it intends to reoccupy a swathe of Lebanon to create what officials have called a buffer zone to push back Hezbollah. Israel already occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000.”
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“Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday (March 31) that 'all the houses in the villages adjacent to the border in Lebanon will be demolished'.”
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“Mr. Katz’s Lebanese counterpart Michel Menassa decried those plans, while Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced what he called an 'illegal invasion'.”
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“The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday (April 1) 'a repositioning and redeployment operation' in the south 'as a result of the escalation of the Israeli aggression'.”
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“A Lebanese military source told AFP that the army had withdrawn from some southern towns but remained in others.”
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“The source said the Israelis had advanced up to 10 km in some places.”
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“Hezbollah claimed cross-border attacks and clashes with Israeli soldiers in Shamaa, Lebanon, on April 1, 2026.”
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“Hezbollah claimed to have launched rocket fire targeting Israeli soldiers in an area of Lebanon on April 1, 2026.”
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“Air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel’s Galilee region after Hezbollah fired over 40 rockets, according to the Israeli military.”
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“Israel’s military reported casualties among its forces in south Lebanon in recent days.”
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“Lebanese authorities reported over 1,300 deaths in the conflict as of April 1, 2026.”
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