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Top Stories Tamfitronics Israel killed Ibrahim Aqil, the commander of Hezbollah's RadwanForce, in a strike on Beirut, which also resulted in 14 deaths and dozens ofinjuries.Aqil was wanted by the US for his involvement in the 1983bombing of the US embassy in Beirut.The strike on Aqil follows a series of explosionstargeting Hezbollah communication devices, which Hezbollah blamed on Israel.Israel said Friday that it killed the commander ofHezbollah's elite unit in a strike that Lebanese officials said left 14 deadand dozens wounded in the movement's Beirut stronghold.Ibrahim Aqil, who was wanted by the United States forinvolvement in the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut, headed theIran-backed militant group's elite Radwan Force.Hezbollah confirmed late Friday that Aqil had been killed byIsraeli fire, hailing him as "one of...