Israeli airstrikes targeted a group of Hezbollah field commanders in Rayak, eastern Lebanon, and killed a senior leader in Baalbek raids in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley between 8:24 PM and 8:27 PM UTC on February 20, 2026, according to Al-Hadath Breaking reports during the 29-minute reporting window ending at 8:46 PM UTC. Al-Hadath correspondent reported at 8:27 PM UTC the killing of a senior leader in the Baalbek raids, with identity unclear whether Hezbollah or Iranian Revolutionary Guard. At 8:24 PM UTC, Al-Hadath cited event sources confirming Israeli raids in Rayak targeted Hezbollah field commanders. Lebynews posted at 8:24 PM UTC about a building completely destroyed in the Beqaa. These strikes follow earlier Israeli airstrikes that killed a Hezbollah leader and targeted an IRGC official in the Baalbek area, with a preliminary toll of 10 martyrs and 40 wounded as of 8:00 PM UTC, per Al-Hadath and An-Nahar from the prior reporting window. Previous attacks hit four Hezbollah headquarters in the Beqaa Valley between 6:46 PM and 7:16 PM UTC, and sites in Temnine El Tahta near Rayak Hospital and Al-Shaara between 5:46 PM and 6:46 PM UTC, according to Moriah Asraf, Doron from the Israeli political-security cabinet, bintjbeil.org, and [[جنوب لبنان]]راصد العدو.
