Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the strike before addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday morning.
Netanyahu said Israel is fighting a seven-front war and that Israel will do everything in its power to defeat its enemies.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah began his journey in the terror organization during his school years in the city of Tyre.
The IDF strike hit Hezbollah's central headquarters in Dahiyeh, Beirut, built under residential buildings.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the operation from onboard the Wing of Zion plane while en route to the US, the Prime Minister's Office stated.
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The strike, conducted on a six-story building in Beirut's Dahieh, targeted a senior Hezbollah official.
Haimovich stressed that while Israel’s tactical operations have been impressive, they are not enough to force Hezbollah's Nasrallah into a truce.
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The IDF strike was defined as a "necessary opportunity for execution." The political leadership approved, and so the strike was carried out.
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