Israel strikes Lebanon, increasing the death toll and blowing buildings “to dust.”
after having gone after Hezbollah’s leader. According to US media reports on Friday, which cited a US official, the strikes on Beirut were directed towards Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. This included CBS on the BBC.
While claiming “extreme accuracy” in striking Hezbollah headquarters, the Israeli military did not say if Nasrallah was the intended target.
If he was inside the buildings when they were hit is unknown.
A BBC correspondent reports hearing at least seven loud explosions and seeing smoke filling the skyline as new strikes take place in southern Beirut.
Israel says it is conducting “targeted strikes” against buildings housing weapons owned by Hezbollah.
Six people were killed and ninety-one injured in an earlier airstrike, according to Lebanese officials; local officials claim that Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Monday have killed close to eight hundred people.
