Israel has unleashed a series of huge strikes on Beirut, with its military saying it struck the central headquarters of the militant group Hezbollah.
The attack shook windows across the Lebanese capital and sent thick clouds of smoke billowing into the air.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the intended target of the strike and the Israeli military was investigating if he was hit, three major Israeli TV channels reported.
A source close to Hezbollah told Reuters Nasrallah is still alive, and Iran’s Tasnim news agency also reported he was safe.
The Israeli military claimed it had carried out a “precise strike” on Hezbollah’s headquarters which it said were “embedded under residential buildings in the heart of the Dahieh in Beirut”.
It was the strongest strike carried out by Israel in Beirut during its nearly year-long conflict with Hezbollah.
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