Israel Assassinate Senior Hezbollah Commander Youssef Hashem in Beirut

Israel launched a night of airstrikes across Lebanon.

Israel assassinated Hezbollah's southern front commander Youssef Hashem in Beirut's Jnah district.

Al Jazeera

Hashem was Hezbollah's top military leader in south Lebanon, responsible for Israel's border front.

This marked the single most senior Hezbollah figure killed since the war began.

The Israeli military also bombed Hezbollah's central Beirut headquarters and media outlets.

Lebanese state media reported strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

More than a million people have been displaced across Lebanon.

Algemeiner

The Israel Defense Forces said Ahrar al-Sham had taken advantage of the chaos to seize parts of Tripoli.

Israel claimed precision in targeting only combatants.

“Israel says it targeted a senior Iranian regime commander and leadership elements of Hezbollah in airstrikes on Tehran and Beirut”

Anadolu Ajansi

The strike that killed Hashem also destroyed a Lebanese Red Cross tent.

Human rights groups and Lebanese officials called the strike an indiscriminate massacre.

The Guardian noted the increasing scope raised legal questions.

Arab and Muslim reactions sharpened with calls for emergency summits.

EU foreign ministers prepared to debate sanctions on Israel.

BBC

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