An undated handout photo released by Hezbollah military media press office on July 31, 2024, shows top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr at an undisclosed location. The body of Shukr was recovered on July 31 from the rubble of an Israeli strike in south Beirut, a source close to the group said, a day after the attack which also killed five civilians, three women and two children, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
Hezbollah yesterday mourned its top commander Fuad Shukr, whose body was recovered from the rubble of an Israeli strike in south Beirut, as fears mounted of a wider conflict. Shukr will be buried today and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will speak at his funeral to outline the Iran-backed movement's position, the group said in a statement. Tuesday's raid on the Beirut suburb, an overcrowded residential area that is a Hezbollah bastion, also killed five civilians -- three women and two children -- and injured dozens, according to Lebanon's health ministry.