The first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in over a month has killed Mohammed Afif, the main spokesperson for Hezbollah, an official from the group has confirmed to the Guardian and Associated Press.

AP reports:

Afif had been especially visible after Israel’s military escalation in September and following the assassination of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was also killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Israeli warplanes had earlier pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut after the military warned people to evacuate from several buildings. The Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence in the area, known as the Dahiyeh, and the strikes came as Lebanese officials are considering a U.S.-brokered cease-fire proposal.