The Israel Defense Forces announced that it carried out a strike in Beirut on Tuesday against the commander accused of orchestrating the recent attack on a children's soccer field.
In a post on X, the IDF said its forces “carried out a targeted attack in Beirut against the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the murder of numerous additional Israeli civilians.”
“At this time, there are no changes to the Home Front Command's defensive guidelines. If changes are made, an update will be posted. More details will be provided soon,” the post said.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented on the development in a post on X.
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A general view shows a damaged building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. An Israeli airstrike hit a Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut on Tuesday evening, causing damage, a Hezbollah official and the group's television station said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
“Hezbollah has crossed a red line,” Gallant wrote.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pictured as the Israel Defense Forces announced an attack on Beirut targeting a Hezbollah commander. (Office of the Prime Minister of Israel)
The attack comes in response to the deaths of 12 children and teenagers in a rocket attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend.
People inspect damaged cars in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
“It was about sending a clear message. We don't want to see a wider war,” a senior Israeli official told Fox News. “Now this is in the hands of Hezbollah. In the 24 hours after the rocket attack on the Golan Heights, this response was being discussed among other options.”
Details of the attack were not immediately clear, but it came around the same time that a loud explosion was heard and a plume of smoke was seen rising over the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, J Post reported.
Israeli Druze gathered for the funeral of 12 children and teenagers killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer field in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights. (Matan Golan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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According to the Times of Israel, multiple reports identify the targeted commander as Fuad Shukr, also known as Hajj Mohsin, who is a senior adviser to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
