Israel claims it killed senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut

The Israeli military said Fuad Shukr was "eliminated" but local security sources say he was not in the building that was hit.

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The Israeli military says Fuad Shukr was the target of an "intelligence-based elimination".

Hezbollah has not yet confirmed his death, but says Shukr was in a building that was hit at the time.

Israeli officials say he was responsible for a rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday which killed 12 people, mostly children. Hezbollah has denied any involvement in that attack.

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