Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon turned out in force Sunday for the funeral of a top commander killed in an Israeli air strike, in a major show of support for the Iran-backed group.Hezbollah has hailed commander Ibrahim Aqil as "one of its great leaders", saying the 61-year-old died in an "Israeli assassination... in Beirut's southern suburbs" on Friday.Aqil headed Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit, and had been on a US sanctions list for nearly a decade.Israel said Friday's "targeted strike" killed Aqil and several other commanders in the Radwan Force.
Source: Al Monitor
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