Smoke billows into sky over Beirut after Israeli airstrike

Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander blamed for a rocket attack that killed 12 children on 27 July.
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Smoke could be seen rising from the Lebanese capital shortly before 8pm local time from an area classed as a stronghold for the militant group. The city had been bracing for a retaliation after a rocket attack in the occupied Golan Heights killed the group of children as they played football.
Israel and the US have blamed Hezbollah for the attack. Hezbollah denied responsibility.
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