Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday morning and the streets were empty after the area was pummeled overnight by heavy Israeli airstrikes that it said killed multiple Hezbollah commanders, including leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah did not immediately confirm Israel’s claim.
Attacks on Hezbollah targets by fighter jets Friday continued into the early hours Saturday after the army said it told residents to evacuate three buildings it was targeting.
Hours before the strikes...