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“We expect all parties to abide by international law,” Wood added.
He continued, saying: “We still believe in a diplomatic solution. We will spare no effort to support calm and a political solution. We will continue our efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution on the Lebanese front.”
And announced Israeli army He launched an airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated neighborhood in southern Beirut on Friday.
It was the deadliest attack on Lebanon’s capital in years, with at least 14 others reported killed in the attack.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said the strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs targeted and killed Ibrahim Aqil, commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, and 10 Hezbollah members.
Lebanese health officials said at least 14 people were killed and 66 others injured there, with nine of the wounded in critical condition.
Earlier on Friday, Hezbollah bombarded northern Israel with 140 rockets as the region awaited the revenge promised by Hezbollah’s leader. Hassan Nasrallahin response to this week’s mass bombing of Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire regularly since the attack. agitation On October 7, Israel launched a devastating military offensive on Gaza.
But while the cross-border attacks have raised fears of a full-scale regional war, they have largely hit evacuated communities in northern Israel and parts of southern Lebanon.
The last time Israel hit Beirut was in an airstrike in July, which killed senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr.
