By The Associated Press Israel claimed the death of a senior Hezbollah military official after a rare Israeli airstrike on Beirut as the death toll rose Saturday to at least 31 people, with dozens

More than 60 people were also wounded in the attack, of whom 15 remain hospitalized. Search and rescue are ongoing and the number of casualties will likely rise.

The senior Hezbollah leader trained the group’s elite fighting unit and led its support for Hamas after the Oct. 7 attacks, the Lebanese militia said.