The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 31, including seven women and three children, Lebanon's Health Minister Firass Abiad announced on Saturday.
The strike, which targeted a densely populated southern neighbourhood of Beirut during rush hour on Friday, also wounded 68 people, with 15 still in hospital.
The airstrike, the deadliest in Beirut since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, destroyed two buildings in the Dahiya district. Among those killed was Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil, who led the group's elite Radwan Forces. About a dozen Hezbollah members, who were meeting in the basement of one of the buildings, were also killed.
Israel launched the rare airstrike as residents were returning home from work and school. On Saturday, Hezbollah's media office organised a tour of the bombed site, where workers continued to search for bodies beneath the rubble.
Lebanese troops cordoned off the area, blocking access to the collapsed building while Red Cross teams stood by to assist in recovery efforts.
The strike marks a significant escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, raising concerns of further conflict in the region.
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