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Hezbollah commander escapes Israel strike

Israel has carried out an attack in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, that targeted a senior Hezbollah commander, the Israeli military said.

A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the southern suburbs – a stronghold of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah – on Tuesday evening.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said an Israeli air raid had targeted the area around Hezbollah’s Shura Council in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of the capital and at least one person has been killed.

The Israeli military said it conducted “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”.

Beirut has been bracing for a potential Israeli attack since 12 people including children were killed in a rocket attack on Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday.

His fate is so-far unconfirmed, but Hezbollah sources say that he survived the attack.

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How would you feel if your government took action in another country without public consent?

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If a leader from a group accused of violence escapes harm, do you consider that justice not served or an opportunity for peace?

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Should countries have the right to conduct strikes in foreign territories to protect their citizens?

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Is it ever justifiable to put civilians at risk in an effort to target a single individual accused of crimes?

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