IDF says Beirut strike targeted Hezbollah’s main headquarters

By Emanuel Fabian

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27 September 2024, 6:42 pm 76 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A large smoke plume is seen rising over Beirut's southern suburbs after an airstrike that Israel says targeted Hezbollah's headquarters, September 27, 2024. (X screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah’s main headquarters in the Lebanese capital of Beirut a short while ago.

Hagari says the center was built underneath civilian buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb, a known Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut.

The IDF spokesman does not mention whether Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was a target or was believed to be present at the site.

He says there are no changes to guidelines for Israeli civilians at this time.

Israel has eliminated much of the Hezbollah terror group’s most senior leadership in recent weeks.

Footage published by Lebanese media shows the massive strikes.