deadliest" strike on a building in southern Lebanon killed mostly civilians, despite the Israeli army claiming it had targeted a "command centre" for Hezbollah, the BBC found.
BBC Eye.
children were among those killed, including months-old babies, despite the army claiming that "the overwhelming majority" of those targeted were "confirmed to be terror operatives" and that the Israeli military had killed a "Hezbollah commander".
Evidence suggested that only six people were linked to Hezbollah's military wing, while none identified appeared to hold a senior rank.
The BBC said it decided to investigate the strike after the Israeli army had failed to clarify what constituted a "Hezbollah command centre" despite asking "multiple times".
Israeli army did not respond when the BBC asked whether the six men they identified were the intended targets of the strike.
One of the reported fighters was allegedly a reservist for the group, according to comments by his wife, who said he had never held a formal rank in Hezbollah, was not paid by the group nor participated in combat.
BBC it had evacuated the building, but survivors said they had received no warning.
During its latest war on Lebanon, the Israeli army repeatedly targeted entire buildings, killing many civilians. The army levelled four residential buildings in a strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a Beirut suburb on 27 September.
Israel's war on Lebanon killed over 3,960 people between October 2023 and November 2024, most of them civilians.
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