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.

Israel killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman in a rare central Beirut airstrike. An anonymous Hezbollah official confirmed the death of Mohammed Afif to the Associated Press, while two Lebanese security sources confirmed it to Reuters.

Hezbollah officially mourned the death of the Lebanese group’s media relations chief, Mohammed Afif, who was killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on the Ras al-Nabaa area in the heart of Lebanon's capital Beirut.