As the crisis between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, Beirut witnessed deadly airstrikes on Thursday. This development comes as Israeli forces aimed strikes at Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official who heads the group’s Liaison and Coordination Unit. Safa managed to escape, but the attack left 22 people dead and over 100 injured, Economic Times reports. The strikes hit Beirut’s central neighbourhoods, a shift from Israel’s earlier focus on the southern suburbs, making this the most significant escalation in Israel’s ongoing military campaign. His survival of Thursday’s airstrikes is seen as another escalation in Israel’s ongoing efforts to target key Hezbollah operatives.

Source: Economic Times October 11, 2024 10:38 UTC