The Israeli army says it has targeted a senior leader of Hezbollah.
15:43•Updated 15:57
The Israeli army has announced on Thursday afternoon that it will carry out “precision strikes” on the Lebanese capital Beirut.
According to Aremija, the target of the attacks was a high-ranking leader of Hezbollah, whose fate Israel has not specified so far.
– IDF [Israelin armeija]is currently carrying out precision strikes on Beirut. We will provide more information later, the army says in a statement.
Witnesses report hearing explosions and clouds of smoke in the suburbs of Beirut.
Israel carries out its attack just hours after a Western coalition led by the United States, Britain, and the European Union called for a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah organization and Israel.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz rejected the ceasefire proposal at noon on Thursday.
Source: Reuters