Israel heightens air defence alert after killing top Hezbollah commander

Israel says it has raised the alert level of its air defence system in the north, a day after killing Hezbollah’s top military commander and four other people in Beirut. The Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that security assessments “do not expect an exchange of strikes with Hezbollah following the elimination of its chief of staff in Beirut’s southern suburbs”. It added that “Israel is nevertheless preparing for various possible reactions, such as attacks on Israeli targets abroad or strikes from other fronts like Yemen”, in reference to the Houthis.