At least 8 killed, over 80 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut

The fatalities were recovered from the rubble of bombed buildings on Friday after the attacks that targeted residential structures in Haret Hreik in the area earlier in the day.

Over 76 people have reportedly been wounded, while a number of others are reported missing.

Civil defense and medical teams are investing in significant efforts to rescue potential survivors.

The blasts resulted in loud explosions that reverberated across the city.

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said more than 15 missiles struck the area during the attacks.

Thick plumes of smoke were visible rising from the sites of the strikes, which reportedly targeted at least four buildings.

The Israeli military characterized the operation as a "precise strike" aimed at the central headquarters of Hezbollah, located within densely populated civilian neighborhoods.

In a televised statement, Daniel Hagari of the Israeli military said this "central command center" was deeply embedded in residential areas.

Since dawn, at least 25 civilians have been reported killed due to Israeli airstrikes, with Lebanon's Health Ministry indicating that nearly 700 people have lost their lives in the country this week alone.

Israel has been conducting near-daily attacks on southern Lebanon since October 7, 2023, when the regime launched its campaign of death, destruction and genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah has been responding. Its strikes are meant to both retaliate and support the war-hit Gazans.

The regime has repeatedly threatened to expand its attacks into another wholesale military onslaught against the country.

Hezbollah has vowed to defend the Lebanese soil with all its resources.

Two Israeli wars waged against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006 were met with strong resistance from Hezbollah, resulting in the retreat of the regime in both conflicts.