Twelve people have been killed and dozens injured after Israel's military said it carried out a "targeted strike" on the Lebanese capital Beirut.

The IDF said it killed Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil in the attack, alongside other senior members of the group's Radwan unit.

It is Israel's third strike on Beirut this year.

Crossborder exchanges escalated after dozens were killed in a series of exploding device attacks on Hezbollah members, which were widely blamed on Israel.

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