Israeli officials said Friday they eliminated top Hezbollah commanders in a targeted strike in Beirut, including an officer involved in planning multiple attacks against Israel. The Israeli Air

Hours after Israel announced the killing of the head of Hezbollah's Operations Unit, Ibrahim Aqil, the IDF vowed to "remove the threat" of Hezbollah's capabilities and continue its operations to protect Israeli citizens.

Hizbollah’s special operations commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed along with the “senior chain of command of the Radwan Force”, an elite unit within the group, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel announced that its airstrike on Beirut on Friday killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). (Israel Defense Forces/Handout via

As a result of Friday's Israeli air raid on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Ibrahim Akil, the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan special forces, and about 10 other senior group commanders were killed, stated Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.

Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, just days after a deadly wave of explosions around Beirut.

Israel launched a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets Thursday as the war against the Lebanon-based group widened in the wake of two consecutive days of deadly explosions triggered in wireless devices.