The strikes aim to "degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure," the IDF said in a statement.

Israeli jets caused massive sonic booms over Beirut during a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. This action led to widespread panic among Lebanese residents, already tense after recent blasts blamed on Israel.

Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers crossed all red lines, the leader of the heavily armed Iran-backed Lebanese movement said on Thursday, as the United States called for restraint and urgent de-escalation.