Mohammed Afif killed in first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in more than a month, official says.   15:33 The Guardian’s international security correspondent Jason Burke has written this guide to the Hezbollah and Hamas leaders killed by Israel since the 7 October attack last year.

Israel launched a rare airstrike on the center of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, targeting the headquarters of the pro-Hezbollah Baath party.

The latest in a series of targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials were considering a United States-led cease-fire proposal.