Leading Israeli television networks reported that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was the target of a massive Israeli air strike in a Beirut suburb on Friday.
"Target of the strike: Nasrallah. The IDF (Israeli military) is checking whether the secretary-general of Hezbollah was in the building in the heart of Dahiyeh (that was hit)," Channel 12 reported.
Public broadcaster Kan 11 said: "Target of the strike in Dahiyeh - Nasrallah."
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said: "We are not commenting on this."
The left-leaning Haaretz newspaper also reported that Nasrallah was the target.
"Israel targets Hezbollah chief Nasrallah in massive Beirut strike," read a headline in Haaretz's online edition.
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