Israeli Airstrikes Target Beirut and Gaza Amid Rising Tensions

Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building in central Beirut, which also housed the Lebanese branch of the Syrian Baath party. This incident is part of ongoing Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, following cross-border tensions related to the Gaza conflict. The Israeli military had issued evacuation warnings for several areas in southern Beirut before conducting multiple strikes, which also resulted in casualties among Lebanese soldiers.