Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. In another Body Blow for hezbollah, one of the groups top commanders in lebanon has been killed in an israeli airstrike. Ibrahim aqil was hezbollah s second in command, and the United States had labelled him a Global Terrorist putting a multi million Dollar Bounty on his head because of his links to the bombing of Us Marines in lebanon in 1983. He died in an Attack Today in beirut s Southern Suburbs that israel has called a targeted strike. In total, its left 12 people dead and 66 injured, according to the lebanese authorities. It is another humiliation for hezbollah, coming at The End of a week in which thousands of the groups fighters were killed or injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. It also follows Israels Assassination of hezbollah s military leader, fuad shukr, injuly in the same area of south beirut. Todays strike is the latest and most of the dating this right. We dont yet have confirmation from
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