< p>The Israeli armed forces said they carried out a "precision strike" on the headquarters of "Hezbollah" in Beirut, reported the Associated Press, quoted by BTA.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari made the announcement in a televised statement after an explosion in Beirut sent huge clouds of orange and black smoke into the sky over the Lebanese capital.
The powerful explosion was so powerful it broke windows and shook houses about 30 kilometers north of Beirut. Ambulances went to the scene of the explosions.
A series of powerful Israeli airstrikes rocked one of Beirut's most densely populated suburbs today, and the sound of the explosions could be heard throughout the capital, according to the AP.
The strike came an hour after thousands of people attended the funeral of a high-ranking Hezbollah commander who was killed yesterday.
An Israeli airstrike killed a family of nine in a Lebanese border village earlier today, authorities said.
At least 25 people were killed in Israeli strikes this morning, Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad said, bringing the death toll in Lebanon this week to more than 720. Abiad said dozens of women and children were among the dead.
The Israeli armed forces said that within two hours today they carried out dozens of strikes in southern Lebanon, including the cities of Sidon and Nabatea. According to them, the strikes were aimed at rocket launchers and infrastructure of "Hezbollah", and the group fired a volley of rockets at the northern Israeli city of Tiberias.
Lebanon is trying to cope with the growing number of victims and the wave of tens of thousands of people who have left their homes amid the possibility of a full-scale war between Israel and "Hezbollah", AP commented.
Amid the ongoing exchange of fire between the two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed world leaders at the United Nations and vowed to continue curbing Hezbollah's capabilities until Israel achieves its goals along the Lebanese border by thus further dimming hopes of negotiating a ceasefire.
This week, Israel dramatically increased its airstrikes in Lebanon and said it was determined to end more than 11 months of shelling by Hezbollah. on the territory of the country. The scope of Israel's operation remains unclear, but officials said a ground invasion could also be launched to push the militant group out of the border. Israel has moved thousands of troops to its border with Lebanon to prepare for such a possibility.