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Ibrahim Aqil, a founding member of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Friday, as the US sought to prevent a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon. Aqil, also known as Haj Abdul Al Qader, was a high-ranking official in the military wing of the pro-Iranian Shiite organization. Hezbollah later confirmed Aqil’s death. Other members of the elite Hezbollah Radwan force were reportedly also killed in what Israel said was a targeted attack. At least 14 people were killed, with the death toll rising throughout t…

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