An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30 Boston 25 News [Video]

BEIRUT — (AP) — A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the chief spokesman for the Hezbollah militant group on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital there told The Associated Press.

Mohammed Afif, the head of media relations for Hezbollah, was killed in a strike on the Arab socialist Baath party’s office, according to a Hezbollah official who was not authorized to brief reporters and spoke on condition of anonymity.

It was the latest in targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials. Later on Sunday, another strike in central Beirut hit a computer shop, killing two people and wounding 13, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.

The strikes occurred as Lebanese officials considered a United States-led cease-fire proposal. Israel on Sunday also bombed several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has long been headquartered, after warning people to evacuate.

Screams in central Beirut

Afif had been especially visible after all-out war erupted …