An inquiry into the deaths of three Israeli hostages determined that they probably died as a result of a military airstrike targeting a Hamas commander.

The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed that three Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza in December were “most likely” killed as a result of an Israeli airstrike.

An Israeli strike on Lebanon killed three people Tuesday, the health ministry said, with Israel saying they were Hezbollah members, as tensions intensified after Israel expanded war aims to include its northern border.