Hezbollah confirmed on Sunday that its top commander, Ali Karaki, and senior cleric Sheikh Nabil Khaoq were also killed in Israeli airstrikes.
“We must continue to attack Hezbollah strongly,” said Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said three of its lawmakers were killed in another attack this morning in Kola, central Beirut.
PFLP is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a union recognized by the United Nations as the official representative of Palestine. The group is also considered a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European Union.
The statement named the dead as military security chief Mohammad Abdel-Aal, military commander Imad Odeh and fighter Abdel Rahman Abdel-Aal.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Mikati said the airstrikes had forced people to flee Beirut and other areas, including the southern border region.
A BBC correspondent in Lebanon reported that local authorities were struggling to support all those in need, with increasing pressure on shelters and hospitals.
Aya Ayoub, 25, told the BBC she had to flee with six family members because her home in the suburb of Tahweetet al-Ghadir, south of Beirut, was so dangerous.
She said the buildings around her home were completely destroyed and she is currently living in a house in Beirut with 16 other people.
“We left on Friday and had nowhere to go. We stayed on the street until 2 a.m. until a group of people helped us into a residential building under construction. We lit candles at night and “We get water and food from outside.”
Sara Tohmaz, a 34-year-old journalist, told the BBC she left her home near Beirut with her mother and two siblings last Friday.
She said it took them nearly 10 hours to reach Jordan via Syria.
“I feel lucky to have a place to stay in Jordan, where my mother’s relatives live. “I don’t know what will happen next or when I will return,” Tomaz added.
Cross-border fighting, which had previously occurred sporadically, intensified on October 8, 2023. The day after Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, Hezbollah opened fire on Israeli positions in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Since then, hundreds of people have been killed, including many Hezbollah fighters, and tens of thousands have become refugees on both sides of the border.
