The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon has confirmed the death of its military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli attack in a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The pro-Iranian Shiite militia on Wednesday described the strike on Shukr as a “sinful attack and a serious crime.” His funeral would take place on Thursday, the group said. The Israeli military announced earlier that it had killed Shukr in Beirut, but Hezbollah had not confirmed his death until now. The strike, which targeted a residential building, killed five people and wounded 70, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.