JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said it struck the headquarters of Lebanese group Hizbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday.

"The IDF (military) carried out a precise strike on the central headquarters of Hizbollah in Dahiyeh," military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement.

The strike came soon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue targeting Hizbollah in Lebanon.

"We will continue degrading Hizbollah until all our objectives are met," he told world leaders at the UN.

The headquarters is "located under residential buildings in the heart of Dahiyeh in Beirut," Hagari said.

 -AFP