Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, the Israeli military and two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

Sources say an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil:: Beirut, Lebanon::The target was Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil, who serves on the group's top military body,

Israel has carried out what its military called a “targeted strike” on Beirut. It offered no further immediate details.