Israel strikes Beirut, Lebanon state media says Hamas official killed

Israel said it carried out strikes on Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, while Lebanese state media reported an Israeli drone strike killed a Hamas official.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported several strikes early Thursday, including two in the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut. Separately, the NNA said that a drone hit a vehicle in south Lebanon, killing three people.

But It did not speculate who was behind the strike. Israel's military, which earlier told residents to leave the suburbs where the strikes were reported. They also said its forces hit several command centers belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the city. Lebanese authorities announced at least 72 people killed and 83,000 displaced from their homes since Monday.