Blasts have rocked Beirut after Israel targeted Hezbollah headquarters just hours after Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning at the United Nations General Assembly.

The Israeli military said Friday it struck the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a series of massive explosions leveled multiple buildings in the Lebanese capital.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the 'long arm of Israel' could reach into Iran, calling the United Nations a 'house of darkness' and a 'joke'

Shortly after the prime minister spoke, blasts rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah’s headquarters.

Around two hours after the strikes, Lebanon's health ministry said two people had died and 76 had been wounded.

Diplomats were hoping to calm matters - they will be looking at events with dismay.

He played a key role in turning Hezbollah into the political and military force it is today.

A wave of air raids hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah

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A Hezbollah commander has been killed in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said after a day of massive strikes on Beirut.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group has said, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut yesterday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UNGA and issued a stern warning to Iran stating that 'there is no place in Iran where the long arm of Israel cannot reach'.

Protests in Iran and Yemen condemn Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Hezbollah retaliates with rocket attack on northern Israel, escalating conflict.

Iran announced Saturday that a prominent general in its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard sanctioned by the U.S. died in an airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

Zainab was known for her outspoken loyalty to Hezbollah and her family's sacrifices and her death, if confirmed, would have large implications in the brewing conflict with Israel. This came as Israel struck Hezbollah headquarters in a massive strike targeting Hassan Nasrallah.

The Israeli Defence Force has announced the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

This would be a devastating blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah group which has suffered numerous casualties in its conflict with Israel that has killed 800 people within a week. The Hezbollah chief's daughter Zainab Nasrallah was also reportedly killed in the Israeli strikes on Friday.

Israel, meanwhile, continues bombarding Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israeli forces have killed Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, they announced a day after an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been eliminated following a deadly strike on the headquarters of the Lebanese militant group in the...

In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said, 'Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world.' The IDF said that alongside Nasrallah, the commander of Hezbollah's so-called Southern Front, Ali Karaki, was also killed, along with other commanders, Times of Israel reported.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.

Iran said the attack was a “flagrant violation of the rules and regulations of international law as well as the sovereignty and territorial integrity and national security of Lebanon (and) is considered a war crime.”

David Lammy told the UN Security Council on Wednesday: “A full-blown war is not in the interests of the Israeli or Lebanese people.”

Hours after the Israeli military claimed that Nasrallah was killed in their Friday strike, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its chief. Nasrallah's daughter was also killed in the Israeli strikes.

Iran’s supreme leader has warned Israel “will regret their actions” following the killing of Hezbollah’s chief on Friday.

Hamas vows to continue resistance against Israel after Hezbollah leader's assassination, sparking regional tensions and mourning.

The Lebanese militant group threatened to continue its "holy war" following their leaders death.

Khamenei's statement came amid reports of him being moved to a secure place after Israel announced the

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.

Demonstrators rallied in Beirut and Tehran with posters of the Shia cleric after Hezbollah confirmed his death today. The IDF said it hit Nasrallah in a strike on Friday

Dr Ahron Bregman, senior teaching fellow at King's College London’s Department of War Studies, says the killing is 'nothing less than an earthquake'

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has died in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. He led Hezbollah for over three decades, transforming it into a prominent militant group in the Middle East.