Israel’s military confirmed Saturday that an airstrike on southern Beirut killed Hezbollah telecommunications chief Ali Musa Daqduq in the Dahiyeh district.
The Israel Defense Forces said Daqduq coordinated secure communications for rocket units firing into northern Israel.
Lebanese civil defense crews searched collapsed floors amid smoke visible across the capital skyline.
Hezbollah vowed retaliation, raising fears that parallel Lebanon fronts could disrupt U.S.-Iran talks.
U.S. envoys pressed Israel to avoid targets that could be construed as rejecting the emerging truce framework.
Analysts identified Daqduq as a longtime operative previously detained by U.S. forces in Iraq before transfer to Lebanese custody years ago.
Lebanon’s health ministry said several apartment buildings near the strike site sustained structural damage, complicating overnight evacuations.
Israeli security cabinet ministers defended the timing, arguing Hezbollah communications nodes pose immediate threats to northern kibbutzim.
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