Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander was among 16 fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day, highlighting the scale of the blow to its military leadership.

Hezbollah confirmed that Ahmed Wahbi, a senior commander who was in charge of the military operations of the Radwan special forces during the Gaza war until early 2024, was killed in Israel's strike on Beirut. Earlier, the group confirmed that Ibrahim Aqil, one of its most senior military commanders, was also killed

Jerusalem confirms widespread reports that Ibrahim Aqil was killed at Beirut, with the Israel Defense Force saying it acted ‘in a targeted manner