Israel claims it killed top Hezbollah commander in Beirut | DW News

Lebanon: The Israeli army has carried out what it calls a targeted strike on a senior Hezbollah commander in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The strike killed at least one person and wounded dozens more. Israel's military says the targeted commander was responsible for Saturday's attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, which killed 12 children and teenagers. Israel blames Hezbollah – the Lebanese armed group denies responsibility.

Lebanon's Prime Minister has condemned an Israeli airstrike on Beirut as a "criminal act."

For more on this, we talk to Behnam Ben Taleblu. He is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and joins us from Washington.

And we talk to our correspondent Rebecca Ritters in Jerusalem.

00:00 Israel claims it killed top Hezbollah commander
01:42 Talk with DW correspondent Rebecca Ritters
07:04 Interview with Behnam Ben Taleblu

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[llaliberellalibere]

The IDF has given them what they have been asking for for a long time. Iran laughing in the background.

[TennyiPhom-zkhw]

Israel is really mastered in playing with Arab countries..😂😂😂

[Xavi]

Lebanon needs to retract and apologize to Israel. It wasn’t Israel here: Hezbollah misfired the rockets and it fell on its own leader!

[Phantom]

He had a 5 million dollar bounty on his head since what took so long?

[GGYBRTTOPpsSkcSEC]

where `1slam prospers`, civilization dies.

[cswanson]

The Lebanese PM condemns this missile strike. Has he figured who was responsible for the massive 2020 explosion in Beirut yet?

[iuliuli]

Free Free UK from islam..Free Free UK from islam.

[bellaontau]

Why can't we get all nations to simply leave one another in peace and live in harmony? Why can't the U.N. simply demand Hamas to give the hostages back and leave Israel alone. Just keep to themselves?

[thedavid]

Which is it, DW?! Israeli controlled or Israeli occupied territory

[litosebrero]

😂 lebanon prime minister says IDF strike in lebanon criminal act .. what do you call herbollah strike that killed 12 children? humanitarian act? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 how did he become a prime minister?

[RichardsWorld]

Joe said, what? Kamala said go ahead Benjamin.

[frankikea]

But I am at awe about how Isreal always managed to locate and hit their target residing outside Isreal

[triaz]

12 children killed is under lined every where. Palastine children not listened

[albertnewschannel]

Israeli Golan Heights is no occupied. that small part was annexed from Syria during 1967 war as syrians used it to target Israelis.

[WTymKraju]

The guest here openly called Golan Hights in Syria "the north" [of Israel] and the host hasn't even corrected him. Will you call Doneck "the West" [of Russia?]
You should choose your guests more carefully, DW, if you want to be trusted.

[RichardsWorld]

Why didn’t Lebanon protect him? Or, why did they let him live there?

[hobgoblin]

Don't worry Daniel. Between Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis I'm sure you and your underlings are on someone's list too.

[nichols]

It’s amazing they knew where he was - like they had a chip in him.

[LongLiveUS]

expect zibala to ask for more diapers...

[AuralioCabal-nlgi]

Tehran is in Israel's crosshairs.