Explosions rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday as Israel said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters. The group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the target, an Israeli official told CNN.
The strikes flattened buildings in a densely populated area, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel has launched further strikes on southern Beirut, targeting what it says are stores of Hezbollah weapons.
Israel didn’t notify the US about the strikes until the attack was underway, according to the US defense secretary. Sources say the lack of notice added to US frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has sent mixed messages on a US-led ceasefire proposal and made a combative speech at the UN General Assembly earlier Friday.
Lebanon has recorded more than 100,000 people displaced by the recent conflict, but authorities said the true number is likely much higher. Up to half a million people are likely internally displaced, Lebanon’s health minister told CNN.
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