Senior Hezbollah commander also died in Israeli air strike that killed leader

Hezbollah’s leaders were targeted in an air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday (Hassan Ammar/AP)

The militant group Hezbollah has confirmed one of its senior commanders died in the Israeli air strike that also killed its top leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

In a statement on Sunday, the group said Ali Karaki died in the same attack in Beirut on Friday.