Israel's military said it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff in the first airstrike in Beirut since June.

The military did not offer further details. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address at a government meeting on Sunday that Israel "will continue to do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its threatening capability against us."

"This is also how we operate in Gaza-Hamas constantly violates the ceasefire, and we act accordingly, independently of anyone," he said, adding at the end: "Israel is responsible for its security."

Hezbollah said the strike, launched almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended that Israel-Hezbollah war, threatened an escalation of attacks.

Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah's political council, told journa

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