Deadly Israeli strike in Beirut "crossed all boundaries," Iran embassy says

 Iran’s embassy in Lebanon accused Israel of crossing “all boundaries” following a deadly strike in southern Beirut on Friday that destroyed at least one residential building. 

“We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli madness and arrogance that crossed all limits by targeting residential areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of dozens, including children and women,” the embassy said in a statement, calling the attack a “terrorist” crime.  

The Israeli military said the strike killed senior Hezbollah military figure Ibrahim Aqil along with other top operatives and leaders in the chain of command of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit. Hezbollah has not commented on the Israel claim.

One multi-story residential building collapsed in the Jamous area of Beirut’s southern suburbs following the attack, Lebanon’s Civil Defense said, revising an earlier statement by the group that described two collapsed buildings.