World | Israel Israel Carries Out a Strike on Beirut Military says it targeted commander behind rocket attack that killed 12 children, teens By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jul 30, 2024 12:50 PM CDT Copied A building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out a strike on Beirut targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel has blamed the rocket attack on the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied having a hand in it. A Hezbollah official and the group's TV station said that an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah's stronghold in the city's southern suburbs on Tuesday evening, damaging several buildings, the AP reports. "The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians," the Israeli military said in a statement, per the Guardian. The Israeli military hit targets elsewhere in Lebanon on Sunday, and a strike on Beirut had been widely expected. On Monday, several airlines said they were suspending service to and from Beirut, reports Reuters. Lufthansa Group members Lufthansa, Swiss, and Eurowings said service to the city was being suspended until Aug. 5. Read These Next Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Trump is demanding a 'new' census. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error