New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- Israel carried out an airstrike in Beirut on Sunday (November 23) targeting what it described as a senior Hezbollah militant, marking the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital since June.

"A short while ago, the IDF conducted a precise strike targeting a key Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a brief statement, adding that more details would be released.

Reuters stated that residents in Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold of the Iran-backed group, reported hearing the roar of warplanes before a powerful blast shook the area. The strike hit a main road in the densely populated Haret Hreik neighbourhood.

A Reuters reporter on the scene said people rushed out of their a...