Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have assured the United States that a counterstrike on Iran will be limited to military targets rather than oil or nuclear facilities, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war.

Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Naim Qassem said on Tuesday his group has adopted "a new calculation" to inflict pain on Israel, even as he called for a ceasefire. Israel launched a major offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah on Sept.

Israel’s military said Thursday it killed a Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, while also announcing a new round of evacuation orders in the Bekaa Valley. The Israel Defense Forces identified the commander killed as Hussein Awada and said he was responsible for firing projectiles across the border into Israel.

The strikes came a day after the United States said it had expressed concerns to Israel about its bombardment of the Lebanese capital. Israel’s military said it had aimed at Hezbollah targets.

Thirty-eight NGOs signed a new appeal to the international community to stop Israel's latest military operation in northern Gaza, which they said has "escalated to a horrifying level of atrocity." "Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map,