Rescue workers inspect the scene of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
The Lebanese health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and a nearby town killed at least seven people, as Israel’s military said it had targeted senior Hezbollah members.
A Lebanese security source said four parked cars were hit.
Yousef Hashem
The strike in the Jnah area killed Hezbollah’s top commander for south Lebanon , Yousef Hashem, a Lebanese security source and a Hezbollah source both told AFP.
The security source said “a senior Hezbollah official, was killed in the strike on the Jnah area in Beirut,” adding that “he was in a meeting inside a tent near several vehicles.”
A source close to Hezbollah confirmed the information, while the health ministry announced a final toll of seven people killed in the strike.
Another strike that hit a vehicle in Khaldeh, just south of the capital, killed two people and wounded three, the health ministry said in a separate statement.
Hezbollah has claimed dozens of attacks across the border and against Israeli forces inside Lebanon.
The group also said its fighters were engaged in “fierce clashes” with Israeli troops near the border early Wednesday, and claimed rocket fire targeting a group of soldiers in another area.
Israel’s military has reported several casualties among its ranks in recent days in south Lebanon, including four soldiers who were killed.
ASHARQ ALAWSAT
