Israeli military says it has killed nephew of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to show nephew of Naim Qassem was killed, not Naim Qassem himself)

April 9 (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday it had killed the nephew of Naim Qassem, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, in a strike on Beirut overnight.

“The IDF struck in the Beirut area and eliminated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary and nephew of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem,” the military said.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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