Israel has hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people over the last week.
Palestinian militant group Hamas has said its leader in Lebanon was killed in the early hours of Monday morning, amid a series of Israeli airstrikes including the first to hit central Beirut.
Fateh Sherif Abu El-Amin, Hamas‘ leader in Lebanon, was killed along with his wife, son, and daughter, in a strike that targeted their house in a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern city of Tyre, Hamas has said.
Israel has hit targets across Lebanon and killed 1,030 people over the past week according to the country’s Health Ministry, as Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah sustained heavy blows to its command structure including the killing of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
The first strike against central Beirut early this morning hit a multistory residential building, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.
Videos showed ambulances and a crowd gathered near the building.
Palestinian faction The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said three of its members were killed in the airstrike.
The Lebanon-based group has not played a significant role in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
In a statement the group said its military and security commanders in Lebanon, and a third member, were killed in the attack.
Israel has frequently targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs over the last week, where Hezbollah has a strong presence.
Until Sunday, strikes had not yet hit locations near the city center.
Israeli officials had no immediate comment.
In their latest statement, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its seventh senior leader killed in Israeli airstrikes.
