The Israel Defense Forces carried out a “targeted attack” in Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in south Beirut, the military announced.

A source in Yerushalayim told Sky News Arabia that the strike targeted a “military” commander of the Iranian-backed terrorist organization.

The attack was reportedly conducted in the same area where Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, was targeted by the Israeli military on Thursday night.

Monday’s strike came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu convened Cabinet ministers for an urgent security meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Yerushalayim, Israel’s Ynet outlet reported.

Following the attack, air-raid sirens were activated in towns across northern Israel, warning of incoming missile and rocket fire from Lebanon. According to local media reports, some 60 projectiles were launched across the border. No injuries were reported in the attacks.

(JNS)