Hezbollah commander, 7 others killed

At least seven people were killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon. 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem, commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, was killed by the Israeli Navy in a strike in Beirut.  According to a statement, Hashem, a senior commander with over 40 years of experience, was responsible for the Hezbollah units that engaged in combat against IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. A source said, “He was in a meeting inside a tent near several vehicles.”

Strikes batter Iran

Israel also said it hit a plant in Iran producing fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Israel and the US have alleged in recent years that Iran was experimenting with using fentanyl in chemical weapons.

Iran acknowledged a strike Tuesday on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied “hospital drugs”. Hosp­i­t­als use fentanyl to treat severe pain but it can also be fatal.

An airstrike on Tehran, meanwhile, appeared to have hit the former US Embassy compound, which has been controlled by Iran's Revolutionary Guard since American diplomats were held hostage there in 1979.

Witnesses said buildings outside the massive compound had their windows blown out and that it appears the strike happened inside the walled facility.