TEL AVIV, October 22. /TASS/. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a central base of Hezbollah’s naval forces in Beirut and also attacked the Shia military group’s weapons storage facilities and command centers in the Lebanese capital, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

"The IAF struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, command centers, and additional terror targets in Beirut," the IDF said in a statement. "Among the targets in Beirut was a central base of Hezbollah's Naval Unit, where Hezbollah stored military speed boats, and a training center," the statement reads.

"The Naval Unit's speed boats were intended to be used in attacks on Israeli Navy vessels and against naval and strategic targets within Israel's territorial waters," the Israeli military added.

Some of the targets were located underground, the Israeli army specified.

According to the IDF, "prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including issuing precise and advanced warnings to civilians in the area."