It is unclear what became of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, who was rumoured to be inside.

The Israeli bombardment on Hezbollah’s central offices on Friday evening was followed by several explosions that shook the Dahiyeh area of Beirut.

The Jerusalem Post reported that the building, which was beneath residential structures, was attacked as part of Israel’s continuous campaign against the leadership of Hezbollah.

It is unclear what became of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, who was rumoured to be inside.

According to a senior Israeli security official speaking to army radio, “nobody in the Hezbollah headquarters will get out alive” and “the destruction in Dahieh is enormous.”

Shortly after the attack, ambulances from Lebanon were sent to the location.

Reuters, citing a source close to Hezbollah, stated that Nasrallah lived despite the significant injury.

Hezbollah official and Iran’s Tasnim News Agency both asserted that Nasrallah was still alive.

According to IDF Spokesman R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari, “Hezbollah’s central headquarters was intentionally built under residential buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh in Beirut as part of Hezbollah’s strategy of using Lebanese people as human shields.” This explains the significance of the target.

He went on to say that Hezbollah’s terror operations relied heavily on the building.

Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant saw the strike from the Israel Air Force command centre.

After approving the strike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was visiting New York at the time, decided to shorten his stay and return home.

President Joe Biden said that he was not informed of the operation prior to its execution, and the Pentagon subsequently clarified that the United States was not notified in advance of the strike.

Further airstrikes were reported in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which are referred to as Hezbollah strongholds, by Hezbollah affiliate Al Manar TV. 16 Hezbollah commanders were slain by Israeli attacks last week, among them Ibrahim Aqil and Muhammad Hossein Sarur, the head of the drone section.

After the most recent incident, civil defence vehicles and ambulances raced to the scene to react to many exploded structures in the southern suburbs.