Israel Exacts Revenge For Golan Heights Rocket Attack; Top Hezbollah Commander Killed In Beirut

Israel carried out a rare Beirut strike, which it said killed Hezbollah's top commander. Israel: Killed Hezbollah commander was behind a weekend rocket attack in Golan Heights. Pertinent to note, a weekend rocket attack killed 12 youngsters in the Israel-held area. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the death of its commander, Fouad Shukur. The Israeli strike killed a woman and two children and wounded dozens of other people. U.S. blamed Shukur for planning and launching the deadly 1983 Marine bombing in Beirut. Hezbollah issued a rare denial of involvement in the Saturday attack on Majdal Shams. Despite Hezbollah's involvement, Israel is holding the armed group responsible. The two sides have exchanged strikes for 10 months against the backdrop of Gaza war. They had kept the conflict at a low level that was unlikely to escalate into full-on war.