Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Beirut Amid Escalating Conflict with Hezbollah

The Israeli military has launched a series of heavy airstrikes on Beirut overnight, targeting what it believes is the next leader of Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been a source of tension between Israel and Lebanon. The strikes come in the wake of last week’s death of Hezbollah’s long-time chief, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in the Beirut area. According to reports, Nasrallah has been buried in a secret funeral as Hezbollah sought to avoid making his death a target for further Israeli attacks.