Hezbollah announced the death of top military official Ibrahim Akil in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, which killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The strike targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs and was described by Israeli officials as part of a “new phase of war.” Hezbollah praised Akil as a “great jihadist leader.” The attack followed Hezbollah’s rocket barrage on northern Israel, escalating tensions and raising fears of a broader conflict.