Israel has stepped up efforts to assassinate Hezbollah’s top leaders in recent weeks as part of a campaign to compel the Iranian-backed militant group to stop firing rockets and drones at Israel. For nearly a year, Hezbollah has been attacking Israel in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza, displacing tens of thousands of Israelis from border communities.

Israel's military said an airstrike on Beirut had killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, who it said was the commander of Hezbollah's missile and rocket force.