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.

Mohammed Afif, the head of Hezbollah's media relations, was killed in an Israeli bombing in central Beirut on Sunday.

Mohammed Afif al-Naboulsi was killed in an IDF airstrike that hit a building in the Ras al-Naba neighbourhood of Beirut