Mohale FM Israel’s military said it hit Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital yesterday, expanding the scope of its campaign to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left nearly 400 people dead.
The drone strike was the first within the city limits of Lebanon’s capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last week, and came amid heavy bombardment on Beirut’s southern suburbs and the country’s south and east.
Israel said it targeted key commanders of Iran’s elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards but did not name them. An Israeli military source said the strike targeted five senior Quds Force members, including intelligence and finance personnel.
Lebanon says four people were killed in the strike, part of a rapidly rising death toll that has reached 394 people, including at least 83 children and 42 women.
