Israel Targets Hezbollah Leadership

“Israel conducted an airstrike on Friday targeting Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Beirut in an apparent attempt to kill the group’s leadership,” Axios reports.

“This was the largest Israeli strike in Beirut since the 2006 war in Lebanon, and an Israeli source said the primary target was Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The strike also hit residential buildings. There has been no word yet on civilian casualties.”

Playbook: “The question now hanging over the Middle East: Will leaders in Tehran feel compelled to respond as Israel systematically targets their proxies in Lebanon?”