Izreli forces launched airstrikes that targeted Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official.
Safa, who heads the group’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, survived the attempt on his life.
According to the Economic Times, however, the attack resulted in 22 fatalities and over 100 injuries in Beirut’s central neighbourhoods.
The strikes hit areas including Al Nuwairi, Ras el-Nabaa, and the Basta neighbourhood and marked a shift from Israel’s previous focus on the southern suburbs.
Lebanon’s health authorities reported that the death toll could rise due to extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure in densely populated areas.
Witnesses described chaotic scenes, with ambulances struggling to reach the worst-hit areas and several apartment blocks reduced to rubble.
Recall that Wafiq Safa has played roles in regional negotiations, including facilitating a 2008 prisoner swap between Hizbullahi and Izrel.
Safa’s survival is seen as another escalation in Israel’s efforts to target key Hizbullahi operatives in their genocide agenda in the Middle East.
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