Hezbollah Accuses Israel of Killing Commander in Beirut

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that one of its commanders has been killed and is blaming neighboring Israel for his death. The group said in a statement Wednesday that Hassan al-Laqis was killed as he returned to his home in southern Beirut around midnight. A source close to Hezbollah said Laqqis was a military commander who had taken part in battles in Syria. He said Laqqis had been shot in the head with a silenced gun while in his car in what he described as a...

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