Israel’s military claimed it killed Ibrahim Aqil, a senior Hezbollah commander, and “about 10” others in a dramatic airstrike that has raised fears of all-out war.

Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the death of Ibrahim Aqeel. The United States had accused him of being involved in bombings that killed more than 200 U.S. Marines and many others in Beirut in 1983.

About 10 senior Hezbollah commanders were killed along with Ibrahim Aqil, leader of the movement's Radwan special forces unit who was attacked in an Israeli air strike in Beirut on Friday, Israel's military spokesperson said.

As per Hezbollah sources, the group was planning a Hamas-style ground invasion of Israel. Reports indicated that senior leaders killed in a recent IDF strike were discussing a coordinated attack reminiscent of the October 7 incident.

The senior Hezbollah leaders killed in Friday’s Israel Defense Forces airstrike were meeting to plan an Oct.7-style invasion in northern Israel, officials said.

A senior Hezbollah source has revealed that the leaders killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday were meeting to plan a ground invasion of Israel, similar to the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas. The source told Al-Monitor that members of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force were discussing “plans for a ground invasion at the heart of the occupied territories,