The airstrike, confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces, came shortly after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched 140 rockets at northern Israel the same day. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images

Israel hits Beirut with strike targeting top Hezbollah commander – POLITICO

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Israel carried out a “targeted strike” on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday. 

The airstrike, confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces, came shortly after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched 140 rockets at northern Israel the same day. 

Israeli media reports that the target of the attack was Ibrahim Aqil, a senior member of Hezbollah's top military body, the Jihad Council, and commander of the militant group's special operations unit. It is not clear whether Aqil has been killed.