Hezbollah attacks Israeli army unit, killing several soldiers

Hezbollah said that an Israeli army unit was attacked with explosives in which several soldiers were killed or injured and 3 tanks were also destroyed.

Hezbollah sources said that three Merkava tanks of Israel have been destroyed by guided missiles.

Meanwhile, a shelter of Israeli soldiers in the Lebanese town of Kafarkala has been blown up by explosives. As a result of which all the soldiers of the Zionist military unit have been killed or injured.

Hezbollah further said that the Israeli soldiers have also suffered heavy casualties in the areas of Odisha and Yarun.

The Israeli military said regular infantry and armoured units joined its ground operations in Lebanon.

Earlier, Israel bombed central Beirut, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Hezbollah.

Israel claimed it conducted a precise air strike on Beirut in the early hours of Thursday. Reuters witnesses reported hearing a huge blast. A security source said it targeted a building located in Bachoura neighbourhood of central Beirut close to parliament. As a result, at least six people were killed and seven hurt, say Lebanese health officials.

A photo is being circulated on Lebanese WhatsApp groups showing a heavily damaged building with its first floor on fire.

Also, three missiles hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where last week Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was martyred, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese security officials said. On Wednesday, the southern suburbs came under over a dozen Israeli strikes.

The health ministry of Lebanon said Israeli air raids killed at least 46 people in the south and centre of the country over the past 24 hours.