The incident took place in the town of Qabatiya, west of Jenin, where the Israeli army has been conducting raids against Hamas militants in recent weeks

Israeli strike on Beirut kills 3, wounds 17; Hezbollah retaliates with rockets; escalating tensions in the region.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Israeli jets carried out a strike Friday targeting a senior Hezbollah military commander in Beirut's southern suburbs, the main stronghold of the Iran-backed group, killing and wounding several people and causing considerable damage, according to witnesses and media reports.

Amir Avivi warned Breitbart in early September that Israel would likely go to war in Lebanon against Hezbollah before the U.S. elections.

Friday brought further escalation in the Middle East after a week of explosive events.

In a tragic turn of events on Thursday, two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight others sustained injuries during missile and drone assaults by Hezbollah in northern Israel, the Israeli army confirmed.

Communication devices used by Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah detonated late Wednesday afternoon across the country's south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, killing at least 20 people…

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.The Israeli military said its airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official. There was no immediate confirmation of his death from Hezbollah. Hezbollah said that its attacks had targeted several Israeli military sites along the border with Katyusha rockets, including multiple air defense bases as well as the headquarters of an Israeli armored brigade they said they’d struck for the first time.In Gaza, Palestinian authorities said 15 people were killed overnight in Israeli attacks.Israel maintains it targets only militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. The military had no immediate comment.Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the…

Hezbollah blamed Israel for the explosion of pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday that killed at least nine people and wounded 2,750 more, according to the Lebanese health minister. Hundreds of Hezbollah…

A source close to Hezbollah said the strike killed the group’s elite Radwan unit chief.

An Israeli airstrike killed one of the top Hezbollah commanders, Ibrahim Aqil, in Beirut on Friday. Earlier, Israel confirmed that it had conducted a "targeted strike" in Beirut.

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. The Israeli military said its airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official. […]

Israel announced it had killed the commander of Hezbollah's elite unit in a strike Friday that Lebanese officials said left 12 dead and dozens wounded in the movement's Beirut stronghold.