The Israel Defense Forces attacked Hezbollah targets in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the IDF said it had struck terrorist command centers in Dahiyeh in Beirut, in response to Hezbollah fire at Israeli territory.
Lebanon reported a strike on a building in Dahiyeh in Beirut, with at least one person killed. Arab media outlets reported that the strike in Dahiyeh targeted a residential apartment used as a Hezbollah command center. It was also reported that the strike involved the launch of three missiles. Sources told the Saudi Al-Hadath channel that Israel had notified the US administration in advance of the strike in Beirut's Dahiyeh.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi threatened four days ago that any attack on Beirut would lead to the renewal of war in the region. Araghchi warned that the war would resume on a broad scale. "Any attack in Beirut will have dangerous consequences, and it will lead to renewed war on a broad scale. Iranian forces are on alert to attack Israel if it attacks Beirut," he said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the government meeting: "We will not allow Hezbollah fire at our territory or our communities, and we will act accordingly. In Lebanon, our forces eliminated 350 terrorists in the past week alone. They seized the Beaufort ridge, where they found a vast underground infrastructure. We are completing the elimination of the terrorist villages adjacent to our border. We are striking them very hard, and we know that Hezbollah is on the run."
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said: "I approved plans to further deepen the blow to Hezbollah. We will continue to eliminate every terrorist organization in Judea and Samaria, and from here I am continuing to hold a situation assessment on Iran. IDF troops are operating simultaneously and with force on all fronts until every threat is removed."
