Israeli air force strikes Hezbollah Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut

Israel Air Force targeted Hezbollah's Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut, destroying terrorist infrastructure and striking key intelligence and command centers.

IDF footage of an Israeli strike on Hezbollah's Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut. October 3, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

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.

 A view of damage caused by previous Israeli airstrikes, as smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, at Choueifat district, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki)
A view of damage caused by previous Israeli airstrikes, as smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, at Choueifat district, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki)

According to a later IDF report, IAF aircraft destroyed approximately 15 targets connected to the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist organization. 

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.