Lebanese authorities have said that Israeli strikes killed 22 people and injured more than 100 in central Beirut on Thursday.
Also in Lebanon’s south, two United Nations peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force’s main headquarters in Ras al-Naqoura.
Meanwhile Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah’s liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies, was targeted by Israel on Thursday night but survived.
The attempt to kill Safa, whose role merges security and political affairs, marks a widening of Israel’s targets among Hezbollah officials, which previously focused on the group’s military commanders and top leaders.