Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike in Beirut on Monday targeting Hezbollah's southern front commander Ali Karaki, two Israeli officials said. Why it matters: Karaki is the most senior Hezbollah military commander after Israel assassinated Fuad Shukr in July and the group's head of military operations,

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 180 people. The Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons.