BEIRUT (AP) — Since Israel began bombarding Beirut’s southern suburbs as part of its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group, Lebanon’s national air carrier has become a local icon simply by continuing to do its job.

New Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon added urgency to Secretary of State Antony Blinken's latest visit to the region. Blinken met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to redouble efforts to end the conflicts with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of Hashem Safieddine, of Lebanon's Hezbollah, who is the apparent heir to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack.

The Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a financial institution affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying the quasi-banking system is being used to fund the militant group’s military wing.

Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.