Israeli Airstrikes Kill Top Hezbollah Commander

• Israel killed a top commander with Hezbollah’s missile and rocket unit, Ibrahim Kobeisi, in a strike on Beirut.
• Israeli military claimed Kobeisi was responsible for launches towards Israel.
• The death toll from the Israeli bombardment climbed to nearly 560 people.
• Thousands of people fled from southern Lebanon, with the two sides on the brink of war.
• Displaced families slept in shelters hastily set up in schools in Beirut and the coastal city of Sidon.
• The border crossing with Syria saw massive traffic jams due to people escaping from Lebanon to Syria.
• Hezbollah launched missiles at eight sites in Israel, including an explosives factory in Zichron Yaakov.
• Israeli military carried out dozens of air strikes on Hezbollah targets, including a cell that fired rockets overnight.
• Israel also carried out a “targeted strike” in Beirut without giving details