Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the orders for a strike in Beirut on Sunday which targeted militant group Hezbollah’s “chief of staff”, his office said.

“A short while ago, in the heart of Beirut, the IDF (Israeli military) attacked the Hezbollah chief of staff, who had been leading the terrorist organization’s buildup and rearmament,” a brief statement said, adding that Netanyahu “ordered the attack.”

“Israel is determined to act to achieve its objectives everywhere and at all times.”

A senior US official said Israel did not notify the United States in advance about its strike targeting a Hezbollah militant in a Beirut suburb, an Axios reporter said on Sunday in a post on X.



The official said the administration was informed immediately after the strike and a second senior US official said the US knew for days that Israel was planning to escalate strikes in Lebanon, the post said.