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Israel has struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut and says it killed the militant commander allegedly behind a rocket strike that killed 12 youths. Israel had vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah for Saturday’s strike, though Hezbollah has denied any role in the attack. The strike on a Beirut apartment building Tuesday killed at least three others and injured dozens of others. Meanwhile, in Israel, soldiers appeared before a military court over allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian prisoner from Gaza. And more bodies have been found after Israeli forces withdrew from parts of Gaza, where the Health Ministry says over 39,300 people have been killed since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

The United States is cautioning Israel about escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as Israel weighs its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 youths in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has occurred almost daily since the war with Hamas in Gaza began in October. There are concerns about a wider regional conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the rocket attack and said that “our response will come, and it will be severe.” But some residents protested by tossing his wreath aside and saying the tragedy shouldn't be used for political purposes.