Fears of wider conflict as Israel and Hezbollah fightIsrael has inflicted heavy blows on Hezbollah, HamasMonday was deadliest day in Lebanon in decades
A wounded girl lies in a hospital bed in the southern village of Saksakieh, Lebanon. Photo: AP
An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.
Israel’s military said the airstrike on the Lebanese capital killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, who it said was the commander of Hezbollah’s missiles and rocket force. Two security sources in Lebanon described him as a leading figure in the Iran-backed group’s rocket division.
