Shafaq News/ Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that it had launched a ballistic missile targeting the Mossad headquarters in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict with Israel.

In a statement, Hezbollah said it fired a "Qader 1" ballistic missile at 6:30 AM, “in defense of Lebanon and its people.” The strike allegedly targeted the headquarters responsible for the assassination of Hezbollah leaders and for the detonation of radio communication devices, which the group has attributed to Israel.

The exchange of missile and air strikes between Hezbollah and the Israeli military has entered its third day, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. The violence began after the detonation of Israeli-attributed radio devices in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut have reportedly resulted in hundreds of casualties and thousands of injuries, while Hezbollah has retaliated by firing missiles at Israeli settlements.