A powerful Israeli airstrike in Beirut has killed one of Hezbollah’s key figures, Mohammed Afif. He was the media relations chief for the militant group, and his death marks a significant moment in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

An Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital Beirut killed Hezbollah’s media relations chief Mohammed Afif on Sunday, Times of Israel reported. According to the Times of Israel, Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Mohammad Afif.

Mohammed Afif, the media relations chief of Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Syrian Ba'ath Party in central Beirut. While Hezbollah has confirmed Afif's death, there has been no official acknowledgment from Israel yet.

Israel staged a new bombing raid on central Beirut Monday, killing five people according to the health ministry, as firefighters said a rocket launched from Lebanon killed one woman in

Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon's capital late Monday evening, slamming into an area near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

Israel bombed central Beirut again Monday, killing five people a day after previously rare strikes in the same area killed 10, and as rocket fire from Lebanon killed one and injured others in Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut.