The Israeli military carried out an airstrike in Beirut that it said killed several senior Hezbollah officials, including Ibrahim Aqeel, a commander wanted by the United States for his role in bombings in the 1980s that killed hundreds.

Israel’s military targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb Friday, Israeli officials said, escalating a days-long assault on the group’s communications and logistics infrastructure and shocking an already traumatized nation fearful of an all-out war.

The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday, shortly before the movement's leader was due to give a speech. It also said the military chief of staff had approved plans for Israel's north,

The strike in Beirut extended a string of Israeli attacks that have injured thousands and left U.S. and regional officials worried about a wider conflict.