Israel Air Force aircraft targeted Hezbollah's Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut, the IDF reported on Thursday, following reports of large explosions in the Lebanese capital.
The IDF reported that IAF fighter jets, guided by intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate, targeted Hezbollah sites involved in the group's intelligence operations.
These strikes reportedly hit terrorists, intelligence-gathering equipment, and command centers.
Further, during the operation, additional Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure was also destroyed, the military noted.
The IDF reported that Hezbollah's Intelligence Corps, which had been targeted in the operation, is the terrorist organization's primary intelligence body and is responsible for gathering information about the IDF and Israel, with the headquarters directing terrorist activity.
Three large consecutive explosions heard
According to a witness who spoke with Reuters, the IDF's report follows reports of three large consecutive explosions.
The Hezbollah-affiliated news outlet Al-Mayadeed reported a series of Israeli strikes in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.
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The previous IDF strikes on Beirut have almost exclusively targeted the southern suburb of Dahieh, an area known as a Hezbollah stronghold.
This is a developing story.