Israel claims it has killed 250 Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon ground operation

Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said the military was still assessing the damage caused by airstrikes in southern Beirut on Thursday night, which he said targeted Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters.

In Short

• Israel says number of Hezbollah commanders killed too
• IDF still assessing damages caused in airstrikes in Beirut
• Hezbollah yet to provide any death toll in Israel's ground operation

The Israeli military estimates it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters, including a number of battalion and company commanders, since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week, a military spokesperson said on Friday.

Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said the military was still assessing the damage caused by airstrikes in southern Beirut on Thursday night, which he said targeted Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters.

Hezbollah has not publicly provided any death toll.