In pictures: Aftermath of Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs

Lebanon said 12 people were killed on Friday, giving a new toll for the Israeli strike on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold -- a densely packed residential area where civil defence said two buildings had collapsed.

"The number of martyrs in the Israeli enemy strike on Beirut's southern suburbs rose to 12 people with 66 wounded, including nine in critical condition," the ministry said, adding rescuers were still looking through the rubble

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in the airstrike, two security sources in Lebanon said. The Israeli military and a security source in Lebanon said Ibrahim Aqil had been killed along with other senior members of an elite Hezbollah unit in the airstrike.

People react near the site of Friday's Israeli strike, as search and rescue operations continue, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

Lebanese army members work on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

Lebanese army members work near emergency vehicles on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

A view of a damaged car on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

A boy looks on as relatives of missing people wait near the site of Friday's Israeli strike, as search and rescue operations continue, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

Lebanese army members work on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

A man leans on a damaged car on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters

Emergency personnel work on a barricaded road on the day after an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon September 21, 2024.Reuters