Israel claimed Thursday it had killed a commander from Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in an airstrike on Beirut a day earlier, marking the first Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since a cease-fire was reached last month.
The Israeli military said the commander was killed when Israel struck the southern suburbs of Beirut. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced the attack in a joint statement Wednesday.
The strike has raised pressure on the cease-fire that had halted Israeli attacks on Beirut, even as Israeli forces have remained deployed in areas south of the Litani River and continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon.
Iran-allied Hezbollah has responded to those strikes by firing and launching armed drones toward Israeli soldiers.
