Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of a recent Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, and the Israeli military is currently investigating whether he was affected by the attack, according to a report by Axios. 

Earlier on Friday afternoon, Israel conducted a strike on what it claimed was Hezbollah's main military headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut, marking the most extensive airstrikes on the city since the onset of the conflict nearly a year ago.

Israeli spokesperson Daniel Hagari stated that the military aimed at the Hezbollah facility, which was constructed beneath residential buildings in Beirut to use them as human shields.

Israeli media also reported that the military deployed bunker busters, powerful bombs designed to penetrate deep into the ground before detonating, during the attack.

These strikes represented the most significant assaults on Beirut since the conflict began nearly a year ago. The explosions shook the capital and were audible throughout the city. Large plumes of smoke rose from the targeted areas, visible as far away as Batroun, about an hour's drive north of the capital.

Najib Mikati, the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon, stated that the Israeli assault on Beirut demonstrates that Israel "does not care" about international appeals for a ceasefire in Lebanon, as reported by Reuters.