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People gather near a firetruck and damaged vehicles at the site of Friday's Israeli strike, as search and rescue operations continue, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday killed 31, Lebanese ministry says

At least 31 people died in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday, including three children and seven women, in the deadliest strike in a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

Hezbollah said overnight that the dead included 16 of its members, including senior leader Ibrahim Aqeel and another top commander, Ahmed Wahbi.