Hezbollah continues firing rockets and drones at Israel as Lebanese officials say almost 560 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes.

The Lebanese health minister stated in a press briefing that the death toll had quickly increased to more than 270, including 21 children and 31 women. In all, 1,024 people were hurt. Israel's military claims it struck more than 300 Hezbollah targets.

Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the death of Ibrahim Aqeel. The United States had accused him of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.

Israel claimed it killed a top Hezbollah commander in Tuesday's strike on Beirut, which killed at least six people and injured 15 others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The IDF said it targeted and killed Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi, a commander of Hezbollah's missile and rocket array.

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Israel called for civilians in Lebanon to evacuate or move away from properties it says could be storing weapons for Hezbollah.

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 23,

If a full-scale war comes to Lebanon, Israel will be fighting on Hezbollah’s turf and its advantages in technology and intelligence won’t be as decisive.

Hezbollah says it will fight until there is a cease-fire in Gaza. Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after Hezbollah launched missiles at the Ramat David air base.

Anticipating retaliation, the Israeli military restricted gatherings and raised the alert level for residents of northern communities. The alert went as far south as the coastal c

It was the deadliest day in decades of hostilities between Israel and the militants, who stepped up their own barrage of rockets.