Who was Ibrahim Akil, top Hezbollah member killed in Israeli strike? - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Short: The Israeli military confirmed Friday evening it killed Hezbollah's operation commander, Ibrahim Akil, along with the entire chain of command of Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit when Israeli jets struck Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood earlier in the day.

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TOPSHOT - People gather in front of a building targeted by an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 20, 2024. The strike on Hezbollah's stronghold in Lebanon's capital Beirut reportedly killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others, with a source close to the movement saying a top military leader was dead. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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