The head of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei's office was reported to have also declared that the response to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh "is coming soon."

The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs Friday was one of the Lebanese militant group's top military officials, in charge of its elite forces, and had been on Washington's wanted list for years.

The strike on a suburb of Lebanons capital killed Ibrahim Aqil, a prominent Hezbollah leader, and other senior commanders, Israel said. The attack left 14 people dead.

The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon continued escalating Friday as the Israeli military says it killed about a dozen top Hezbollah members in a rare airstrike in Beirut. Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.

The attack on the militant group has prompted several investigations into the supply chain behind the devices that detonated this week.

Lets not forget who was on the other side of those pagers.

The IDF strike was defined as a "necessary opportunity for execution." The political leadership approved, and so the strike was carried out.

The Israeli government resented France's reprimanding position and was disappointed that France failed to exert influence on Hezbollah.

iPhones exploding in Lebanon blowing up random people.

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The attack represents another security failure for the militant group that has been reeling from repeated Israeli blows.

Aqil was a Hezbollah leader who sat on the groups military council. He was wanted by the U.S. government for organizing a spate of bombings in the 1980s.

The strike on a suburb of Lebanons capital killed Ibrahim Aqil, a prominent Hezbollah leader, and other senior commanders, Israel said. The attack left 14 people dead.

The strike in Lebanon's capital, which killed at least 14 people, adds to fears of an all-out war.

At UNSC, UN rights chief says Israel's attacks on Hezbollah devices violated international law and could be a war crime.