Lebanon's Hezbollah militants hold flags.(Reuters / Jamal Saidi)
The killing of Hassan Lakkis, a senior Hezbollah official, was done by Israel, the militant movement charged in a statement.
Lakkis was killed overnight outside his home in the Hadath district in Beirut as he was returning from work, the statement said.
Lebanese security officials told AP that Lakkis was gunned down by assault rifle fire as a group of assailants targeted his car. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died early Wednesday from his wounds. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Hezbollah described Lakkis as "one of the leaders of the Islamic resistance" against Israel and said the Jewish state had tried to kill him several times in the past.
The statement warned that Israel would “bear full responsibility and all consequences” for the hit.
The accusation comes a day after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Saudi Arabian intelligence of being behind last month’s twin suicide bombings, which targeted Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital.
The bombings on November 19 killed 23 people. An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed credit for the attack.
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