Many displaced persons from the southern suburbs of Beirut had sought shelter in this neighborhood when the strike struck.
Although Hezbollah did not immediately acknowledge it, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Hezbollah's media relations leader, Mohammad Afif, was killed in an Israeli strike on a building in a heavily populated area of Beirut on Sunday.When questioned by Reuters, the Israeli military refused to respond. Prior to the strike, the Israeli military spokesperson's account on social media site X did not post an evacuation order for the area.
Many individuals who had been displaced from the southern suburbs of Beirut by the Israeli shelling had sought shelter in the Ras al-Nabaa neighborhood when the attack struck.
According to security officials, it hit a building housing the Ba'ath Party's headquarters. Ali Hijazi, the party's leader in Lebanon, told Lebanese channel Al-Jadeed that Afif was within the structure.
The network later also said Afif had been slain. It featured footage of civil defense personnel at the scene of a building whose higher stories had collapsed into the first story.
The network later also said Afif had been slain. It featured footage of civil defense personnel at the scene of a building whose higher stories had collapsed into the first story.
Afif served as a longtime communications advisor to Hassan Nasrallah, the former secretary general of Hezbollah, who was murdered on September 27 in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Before taking over the media relations office of the Iran-backed organization, he spent several years as the manager of Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station.
Since Hezbollah started firing rockets at Israeli military targets on October 8, 2023, a day after its Palestinian affiliate Hamas carried out a devastating strike on southern Israel, the two groups have been exchanging gunfire for over a year.
Before taking over the media relations office of the Iran-backed organization, he spent several years as the manager of Hezbollah's Al-Manar television station.
Since Hezbollah started firing rockets at Israeli military targets on October 8, 2023, a day after its Palestinian affiliate Hamas carried out a devastating strike on southern Israel, the two groups have been exchanging gunfire for over a year.
Israel's military operation in Lebanon was significantly intensified and broadened in late September, with ground incursions along the border and heavy bombing of the south, east, and southern suburbs of Beirut.
Amidst the debris in the capital's southern suburbs, Afif held multiple press briefings for reporters. He said that Hezbollah had enough supplies and weapons to fight a "long war" and that Israeli troops had failed to take control of any land in Lebanon in his most recent remarks to reporters on November 11.
According to the Lebanese health ministry, the strike left one person dead and three injured.
Gunfire erupted to keep groups of people from reaching the scene, and ambulances could be heard racing to the scene.
Amidst the debris in the capital's southern suburbs, Afif held multiple press briefings for reporters. He said that Hezbollah had enough supplies and weapons to fight a "long war" and that Israeli troops had failed to take control of any land in Lebanon in his most recent remarks to reporters on November 11.
According to the Lebanese health ministry, the strike left one person dead and three injured.
Gunfire erupted to keep groups of people from reaching the scene, and ambulances could be heard racing to the scene.
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