00:46Rescue forces and civil defence teams pulled a man alive from the rubble of a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the strike, stating it had assassinated Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah's operations chief.
Footage captured the dramatic moment as paramedics transferred the survivor onto a stretcher, placing a respirator over his mouth before moving him to a waiting ambulance. The scene was chaotic, with heavily deployed ambulance crews attempting to manage the rising death toll, and gunfire was heard as crowds were dispersed at the bombing site.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 14 fatalities and 66 injuries as a result of the airstrike.
The Israeli army later confirmed the assassination of Aqil, describing him as the "de facto commander of the Radwan Force" and the architect behind Hezbollah's plan to occupy the Galilee. In its statement, the Israeli military described the operation as a "precise raid" in Beirut.
This attack comes during a period of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following Hezbollah's accusations earlier in the week that Israel was behind the explosion of wireless devices in various areas of Lebanon. Those explosions resulted in 37 deaths and 2,931 injuries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes, while Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by affirming that Hezbollah's "support front" would continue as long as the war in Gaza persists.
Cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Palestinian factions with Israeli forces has continued since October 8, one day after the onset of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Rescue forces pull survivor from rubble after Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs
Rescue forces and civil defence teams pulled a man alive from the rubble of a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the strike, stating it had assassinated Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah's operations chief.
Footage captured the dramatic moment as paramedics transferred the survivor onto a stretcher, placing a respirator over his mouth before moving him to a waiting ambulance. The scene was chaotic, with heavily deployed ambulance crews attempting to manage the rising death toll, and gunfire was heard as crowds were dispersed at the bombing site.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 14 fatalities and 66 injuries as a result of the airstrike.
The Israeli army later confirmed the assassination of Aqil, describing him as the "de facto commander of the Radwan Force" and the architect behind Hezbollah's plan to occupy the Galilee. In its statement, the Israeli military described the operation as a "precise raid" in Beirut.
This attack comes during a period of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following Hezbollah's accusations earlier in the week that Israel was behind the explosion of wireless devices in various areas of Lebanon. Those explosions resulted in 37 deaths and 2,931 injuries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes, while Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by affirming that Hezbollah's "support front" would continue as long as the war in Gaza persists.
Cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Palestinian factions with Israeli forces has continued since October 8, one day after the onset of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Rescue forces and civil defence teams pulled a man alive from the rubble of a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday. The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the strike, stating it had assassinated Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah's operations chief.
Footage captured the dramatic moment as paramedics transferred the survivor onto a stretcher, placing a respirator over his mouth before moving him to a waiting ambulance. The scene was chaotic, with heavily deployed ambulance crews attempting to manage the rising death toll, and gunfire was heard as crowds were dispersed at the bombing site.
Lebanon's Ministry of Health reported 14 fatalities and 66 injuries as a result of the airstrike.
The Israeli army later confirmed the assassination of Aqil, describing him as the "de facto commander of the Radwan Force" and the architect behind Hezbollah's plan to occupy the Galilee. In its statement, the Israeli military described the operation as a "precise raid" in Beirut.
This attack comes during a period of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following Hezbollah's accusations earlier in the week that Israel was behind the explosion of wireless devices in various areas of Lebanon. Those explosions resulted in 37 deaths and 2,931 injuries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to return residents of northern Israel to their homes, while Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah responded by affirming that Hezbollah's "support front" would continue as long as the war in Gaza persists.
Cross-border shelling between Hezbollah and Palestinian factions with Israeli forces has continued since October 8, one day after the onset of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.