Israel says it killed Hezbollah drone leader in strike near Beirut

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A top Hezbollah commander in charge of the group’s drone fleet has been killed in an airstrike near Beirut, the Israeli military said.

According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the commander of the air force unit Muhammad Hussain Sarur was killed in the targeted attack.

A witness reported that the third floor of an 11-story building was hit in the Jamous neighborhood of southern Beirut, an area seen as a Hezbollah stronghold.

A Lebanese man stands at the entrance to his shop, which was damaged when Israel attacked a building in the southern suburb of Beirut, targeting a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpaA Lebanese man stands at the entrance to his shop, which was damaged when Israel attacked a building in the southern suburb of Beirut, targeting a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpa

A Lebanese man stands at the entrance to his shop, which was damaged when Israel attacked a building in the southern suburb of Beirut, targeting a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanese workers work to dismantle electrical wires in front of an apartment in a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburb of Beirut. The strike targeted a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpaLebanese workers work to dismantle electrical wires in front of an apartment in a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburb of Beirut. The strike targeted a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanese workers work to dismantle electrical wires in front of an apartment in a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburb of Beirut. The strike targeted a senior pro-Iranian Hezbollah commander. Marwan Naamani/dpa

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