Top Hezbollah Leader Was Among the 37 People Killed in an Israeli Strike on a Beirut Apartment Block

TOPSHOT – Thick smoke rises above the southern suburbs of Beirut after an Israel strike 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)

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel’s military says a top Hezbollah leader was among those killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment block. Lebanese officials on Saturday raised the death toll from Friday’s strike to 37, including seven women and three children. Lebanon’s health minister told reporters that 68 people were also wounded, including 15 who are hospitalized. As rescue crews searched the building’s rubble for survivors Saturday, Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade fire. Bracing for an expected surge in Hezbollah rocket attacks, Israel set new restrictions in the north, near the border with Lebanon, including capping the sizes of gatherings.