BEIRUT, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, local TV channel Al-Jadeed reported.

TV footage showed smoke rising from the targeted, densely populated Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Dahieh, civil defense teams removing the rubble, and ambulances transporting the casualties to hospitals.

The target of the airstrike is the head of the missiles unit of Hezbollah, who has not yet been identified, Al-Jadeed said.

The latest airstrike took place as Israel's military chief Herzi Halevi vowed earlier in the day to intensify Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon.

"We should not give Hezbollah a rest" and "should keep on working with full force," Halevi said in a statement.

Since Oct. 8, 2023, Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been exchanging fire across the Lebanese-Israeli border, raising concerns of a broader conflict as the war between Hamas and Israel continues in the Gaza Strip. Enditem

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