A source close to Hezbollah told AFP that an Israeli air strike on Friday killed the group's elite Radwan unit chief, while the Israeli military said it conducted "a targeted strike" on Beirut's southern suburbs.

"The Israeli air strike killed Radwan Force commander Ibrahim Aqil, its armed force's second-in-command after Fouad Shukur," who an Israeli strike killed in July, also in Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold, said the source who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.