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Israel launched strikes targeting the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital Beirut, amid the soaring tensions between the Iran-backed group and Tel Aviv. The recent strike came days after Israel killed its Chief Nasrallah and decimated the group's leadership structure.

The strikes also followed a limited incursion by the Israeli Defence Forces in southern Lebanon. Amid the intense fighting, Israel has ordered people to leave the border town to stay safe and away from getting caught in the armed struggle.

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1. Dahiye, a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut's southern suburb, came under heavy attack on Thursday after Israel ordered residents to leave their houses amid the ground invasion.

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2. The latest air raids targeted the rumoured new chief of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine, in an underground bunker. However, no reports could substantiate his fate for now.

3. The Township of Dahiye suffered catastrophic damages as Israeli jets flogged buildings into the ground. The strikes continued on Thursday, even a week after Nasrallah was killed in the same suburb.

4. Hezbollah announced that it launched additional attacks, targeting what it referred to as Israel's "Sakhnin base" for military industries in Haifa Bay, located along the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, as well as the "Nesher base" in Haifa.

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5. The latest clash between the IDF and Hezbollah followed Iran's attack on Israel two days ago when it launched over 200 missiles against its biggest regional rival as a response to the killing of Hezbollah Supremo Nasrallah and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

6. Israel's UN ambassador hinted at a potentially big response against the Iranian attack. The country's war cabinet is weighing its options and "will not sit idly by" after Iran's attack, he said while speaking with CNN. "What happened was an unprecedented response and as I said in the Security Council it will be a very strong, painful response. It will be soon," Danny Danon said.