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Iranian parliament speaker visits site of Israeli attack in Beirut

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accompanied by two Hezbollah legislators, visited the site of the Israeli air raid in central Beirut, according to the AFP news agency.

The raid, which took place on Thursday night in the densely populated Basta area, killed at least 22 people.

It targeted Hezbollah's security chief, Wafiq Safa, but his current status remains unclear, according to multiple reports citing Hezbollah sources.