Hezbollah senior commanders were the target of the strikes, according to a senior Israeli official, who said it was too early to confirm if the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed.
The Israel i military struck Hezbollah 's headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leaders of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings in the biggest blasts to hit the Lebanese capital in the past year. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded, Lebanon's health ministry said.
He has also directed his team to ensure that U.S. embassies in the region take all protective measures as appropriate.''The events of the past week and the past few hours underscore what a precarious moment this is for the Middle East and for the world,' Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference Friday in New York. 'Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. The way it does so matters.
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