Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the death of Ibrahim Aqeel. The United States had accused him of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.

The Israeli military carried out an airstrike in Beirut that it said killed several senior Hezbollah officials, including Ibrahim Aqeel, a commander wanted by the United States for his role in bombings in the 1980s that killed hundreds.

Israel’s military targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb Friday, Israeli officials said, escalating a days-long assault on the group’s communications and logistics infrastructure and shocking an already traumatized nation fearful of an all-out war.

The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday, shortly before the movement's leader was due to give a speech. It also said the military chief of staff had approved plans for Israel's north,

The strike in Beirut extended a string of Israeli attacks that have injured thousands and left U.S. and regional officials worried about a wider conflict.