Israel Bombs Beirut Suburbs Again as Part of Strategy to Eliminate Hezbollah High Command

Lebanon woke up on Monday to chaos and fear after Israel launched its largest – and deadliest – attack on Hezbollah in the south and east of the country in decades. More than 500 people diedThousands of people have been injured and thousands more have been forced to flee their homes near the Israeli border, according to data from the Lebanese Health Ministry.

This afternoon, the tremors were also felt the southern suburbs of Beirutstronghold of the pro-Iranian militia. In a statement, the Israeli army announced that it had carried out an airstrike in the area with the aim of hitting a senior Hezbollah commander, several security sources confirmed to the agency. Reuters. These same sources indicate that at least one person died during the bombing.

In recent days, Israel has targeted buildings near the capital where, it claims, The leaders of the terrorist organization are found and even hidden weapons. Without going any further, on Monday, Israeli forces claimed to have killed Ali Karakileader of Hezbollah’s southern front in a bomb attack in Beirut. The militia, however, denied the report.

In parallel, Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange airstrikes in the border area. For its part, Israel assured that it would maintain pressure on the armed group, while all world leaders – gathered in New York on Tuesday to attend the UN General Assembly – are holding their breath in the face of what many are already predicting will be an all-out war in the Middle East.

Indeed, on that same Tuesday, the Israeli military chief of staff, Herzi Haleviconducted a security assessment and argued that “the situation requires intense and continued action in all areas.”

Overnight, the Israeli military said it had attacked dozens of Hezbollah targets. While Hezbollah said it had attacked several Israeli military targets, including an explosives factory and Megiddo airfield, near the town of Afula to the north.

“Over the past hour, warplanes have bombed Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including missile launchers, military buildings and buildings where weapons were stored,” Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee told X on Tuesday.