Israel has killed Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of its top commanders in a series of targeted air strikes on the Iran-backed movement's stronghold in Beirut.

Hezbollah senior commanders were the target of the strikes, according to a senior Israeli official, who said it was too early to confirm if the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed.

Hezbollah has confirmed the death of senior commander Ali Karaki in an Israeli airstrike that also killed top leader Hassan Nasrallah. This follows a series of strikes in recent weeks targeting Hezbollah leaders.

The Israeli military said Sunday it killed Nabil Kaouk, another high-ranking Hezbollah official, a day after the Lebanese militant group confirmed the death of multiple commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah on Sunday confirmed the death of high-ranking official Nabil Kaouk in an Israeli airstrike, a day after the Lebanese militant group acknowledged the killings of multiple commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the head of Hezbollah's security unit, Nabil Kaouk, has been killed in a targeted strike by Israeli forces. The IDF described Kaouk as the commander of Hezbollah's preventative security unit and as a member of the Lebanese militia's executive council.

Nabil Kaouk was reportedly under consideration to replace leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was also slain in an Israeli barrage