Further violence between Israel and Iran’s allies Hezbollah and Hamas could ignite a devastating regional conflict, the UN has warned, after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people including a senior Hezbollah leader and wounded 66. The Israeli military said the strike killed Ibrahim Aqil, a figure on the group’s top military council who is wanted by the US for his alleged connection with the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah, but two security sources in Lebanon confirmed his death, which sharply escalated already high tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group
More violence between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah could spark major conflict, UN warns
