The IDF struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the terror organization’s stronghold of Dahiyeh in southern Beirut, as the materials posed a significant threat to Israel, Defense Minister Israel Katz’s office confirmed on Sunday.
“Israel will not allow Hezbollah to build up its capabilities and pose any threat anywhere in Lebanon,” the ministry said. “The Lebanese government bears direct responsibility for preventing these threats.”
It also said Israel will insist on achieving its war objective of safely returning the residents of the North to their homes.
A source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post that the Trump administration was briefed before the attack occurred and “everything was coordinated.”
This was the first IDF attack in Lebanon and Hezbollah’s stronghold since two strikes in late March and early April, which had been the first strikes in Beirut since the November 27, 2024, ceasefire between the parties.
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Israel had said the attacks around a month ago came in response to rocket fire from Lebanon, even though it was perpetrated by a Palestinian terror group and not by Hezbollah.
Following those attacks, Hezbollah threatened to reignite a larger war between the sides, should Israel continue to strike in Beirut.
#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل للمتواجدين في الضاحية الجنوبية في بيروت وخاصة في حي الحدث لكل من يتواجد في المبنى المحدد بالأحمر وفق ما يُعرض في الخارطة المرفقة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت تابعة لحزب الله من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلاتكم أنتم مضطرون لإخلاء… pic.twitter.com/UphnmwwKTY
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Accordingly, the air force strike on Sunday was a risky move and would only have been made due to a much more dangerous and unusual threat, defense sources indicated.
The attack followed an “urgent and important warning to residents of southern suburbs of Beirut,” issued by IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee earlier.
Adraee added that those residing in a certain building located in the Dahiyeh neighborhood, as well as adjacent buildings, needed to evacuate and move at least 300 meters away for their own safety.
مشاهد للمنطقة التي يقع فيها المبنى المهدد بالاستهداف الإسرائيلي في ضاحية بيروت الجنوبية.. ومصادر للحدث: "مخزن وليس مبنى سكني"#الضاحية_الجنوبية#بيروت#لبنان#قناة_الحدث pic.twitter.com/OXWAU6d3Xk
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The building is part of Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure, the military said.
Saudi news outlet Al Hadath said the building was a warehouse, not a residence.
Residents reported hearing gunfire across the area, which they said they believed was intended to warn people to leave, as well as seeing massive traffic jams on roads leading from the area.
Earlier on Sunday, the IDF conducted an airstrike and killed a Hezbollah terrorist in the area of Halta in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed.
The terrorist was allegedly attempting to rebuild Hezbollah’s presence in the area, the military noted.
Lebanese PM calls on US, France to compel Israel to stop attacks
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the United States and France, as guarantors of the ceasefire agreement struck in November, to compel Israel to stop its attacks.
"Israel's continued actions in undermining stability will exacerbate tensions and place the region at real risk, threatening its security and stability," he said in a statement.