The IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Monday night that the Israeli Air Force conducted a strike in Beirut's Dahieh district against a Hezbollah operative who had been directing Hamas operatives recently. According to the military statement, the targeted individual was helping Hamas plan an imminent severe attack against Israeli civilians.
Lebanese media outlets reported significant damage to the targeted building, with the upper floors destroyed in the strike. Rescue teams immediately began searching through the rubble for casualties. Preliminary reports indicate at least three bodies have been recovered and several injured people located.
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The Al-Mayadeen channel, which has connections to Hezbollah, confirmed that a Hezbollah operative was eliminated in the strike while emphasizing that the individual was not a commander or senior official within the organization.
This strike follows a statement made Sunday by a Lebanese security source who claimed that the rockets fired toward Israel on Saturday were launched by a "professional element," likely of Palestinian origin. The source added that an ongoing investigation has already resulted in the arrest of four suspects – two Palestinians and two Lebanese citizens.
