The United Nations says it is “very concerned” after an Israeli strike assassinated a top Hezbollah commander in the Lebanese capital Beirut, and urged all parties to exercise “maximum restraint”, Paralel.Az reports

“We are, of course, very concerned about the heightened escalation… including the deadly strikes we saw in Beirut today. We urge all parties to de-escalate immediately. All must exercise maximum restraint,” says Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The strike, described by the IDF as “targeted,” killed Ibrahim Aqil, the head of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, and at least 10 other Hezbollah commanders in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.