Hezbollah leader HASSAN NASRALLAH and other commanders were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, the group and Israeli officials confirmed on Saturday. After his death was confirmed, Israel continued firing strikes on the city.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard general, ABBAS NILFOROUSHAN, was also killed in the Israeli strike that killed the Hezbollah leader, Iranian state media announced Saturday. NILFOROUSHAN was the deputy commander for operations of the IRGC, and was sanctioned by the U.S. for his role in suppressing protests in Iran.

Israel is preparing for a limited ground incursion into Lebanon, according to a senior U.S. official. Israel has rejected a cease-fire proposal from the European Union, according to the official, and have not maintained communication with the Biden administration.