Israeli media also reported that the Israeli Defense Forces had hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut. According to US news portal Axios, Israeli officials revealed that Safieddine had been targeted in an underground bunker in Beirut on Thursday night, although his fate remained unclear at the time.
The alert advised citizens to make independent travel arrangements, ensure travel documents are in order, and maintain a charged cell phone for emergencies.
A request for a truce made by the UN Security Council was encouraged to "be fully implemented without further delay."
Israel's campaign of reprisal for the October 7 Hamas attack has resulted in at least 33,175 deaths in the beleaguered Palestinian territory.
According to Israeli counts, in the Oct. 7 raid, Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people and took 253 captives, setting off a huge assault on Gaza.
The Israeli army opened fire indiscriminately on the Palestinian people waiting for help. Hamas has lodged a serious objection to the action of the Israeli army.
