The Israel Defense Forces confirmed a targeted missile strike was made Friday on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.
Security officials claim the airstrike was targeting Ibrahim Aqil, a member of terrorist group Hezbollah’s Jihad Council.
“Today, Israel eliminated [Aqil] with a surgical airstrike in Beirut,” the Israeli government posted on social media. “Justice is served.”
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Aqil was wanted by the United States for his alleged role in the bombing of a U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut in 1983. He is also believed to be linked to the taking of American hostages in Lebanon during the 1980s.
Israeli officials released an announcement hours later stating that the “IAF aircraft conducted a targeted, intelligence-based strike in the area of Beirut, and eliminated Ibrahim Aqil, the Head of Hezbollah’s Operations Unit and the Commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces, who was also in charge of Hezbollah’s ‘Conquer …