Israeli strike kills elite Hezbollah commanderAn Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday. It is the latest in a series of escalatory attacks that have raised fears fighting in Gaza could spill over into the region. The strike on an SUV killed Wissam al-Tawil, commander of a secretive Hezbollah unit that operates along the border, according to a Lebanese security official speaking on the condition of anonymity. He was a veteran of the Iranian-backed Lebanese force who took part in the 2006 cross-border kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers that triggered…