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Israel kills top Hezbollah figure in Beirut strike
Israel says it killed Hezbollah's sernior commander Ibrahim Aqil in 'targeted' strike.
The Israeli military says it killed the head of an elite Hezbollah unit along with other commanders in an airstrike in Beirut.
We get reaction from a Lebanese member of parliament and from a former US ambassador to Beirut at the time of the 2006 Lebanon war.
Also on the programme: the millions of Ukrainians suffering from mental health issues because of the war; and a new blood test that could be an early warning of diabetes and obesity in children.
(Photo: Smoke rises from Beirut southern suburbs on 20 September, 2024. Credit: Reuters)
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