Beirut, March 14 -- The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Saturday claimed that it carried out a strike in Beirut, killing a member of the aerial unit of the militant group Hezbollah.

As per IAF, the attack was carried out on Thursday (local time).

In a post on X, the Israeli Air Force said the strike targeted Marthsa Hussein Sarour, claimed as "a terrorist" near the Lebanese University.

"The Air Force, under the guidance of Military Intelligence, struck and eliminated Marthsa Hussein Sarour, a terrorist in the aerial unit of the terror organisation Hezbollah (127), in the area of the Lebanese University in Beirut yesterday (Thursday)," the statement said.

According to the Israeli military, Sarour was involved in weapons production for Hezbo...