The Israeli military reported that it targeted Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut on Thursday, amidst a series of strikes aimed at the group's positions in the Lebanese capital.
Israeli fighter jets "struck targets associated with Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut, including terror operatives linked to the unit, intelligence-gathering equipment, command centers, and additional terrorist infrastructure," according to a military statement.
Lebanon's state-run media reported that three Israeli air strikes hit Hezbollah's stronghold in south Beirut on Thursday, following a night of intense bombardment. The official National News Agency (NNA) stated, "Enemy aircraft launched three strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs."
A source close to Hezbollah informed AFP that the strike "targeted a building housing Hezbollah's media relations office," which had already been "evacuated."
This week, Israel declared that its troops had initiated "ground raids" into southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, after days of heavy bombardment across the country where the militant group holds influence. After nearly a year of low-intensity cross-border fighting, Israel has refocused its operation from Gaza to Lebanon, where heavy bombing has resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
Last week, Israel reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the group's southern Beirut stronghold, a densely populated residential area before residents evacuated due to the violence.
