3 Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon

Three commanders from the Lebanese Hezbollah group and eight others were killed, with 35 more were injured, in a series of Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to official and Lebanese security sources.



Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported a preliminary toll, stating that over 10 individuals had died and more than 30 were wounded in the airstrike on a building in Riyaq, eastern Lebanon.



A source from the Lebanese Civil Defense told Xinhua that the death toll had climbed to 11, with 35 injured, adding that search efforts for missing persons were currently underway.



Well-informed security sources revealed to Xinhua that among the deceased were three Hezbollah commanders: Hussein Mohammad Yaghi, Ali Zeid al-Moussawi and Mohammad Ibrahim al-Moussawi.



In a statement, Hezbollah mourned commander Hussein Mohammad Yaghi, stating that he had become "a martyr in defense of Lebanon and its people."