Amid fears of an expanding war in the Middle East following mass detonations of bombs surreptitiously planted in Hezbollah communication devices, Israel continued its assault of the Iran-backed militia overnight.

Sources say an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil:: Beirut, Lebanon::The target was Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil, who serves on the group's top military body,

Days after the attacks on Hezbollah with exploding electronic devices across Lebanon, Israel has struck a suburb of Beirut.