'Hezbollah crossed red line': IDF carries out airstrike on Lebanese capital
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The target of the strike was a Hezbollah commander, The Times of Israel informs.
In the evening of July 30, Lebanese media began reporting an explosion in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold.
The IDF confirmed that it carried out an airstrike on Beirut.
According to the military, the target of the strike was a Hezbollah commander responsible for a deadly rocket attack on Majdal Shams and other locations.
The IDF stated that there are no changes in instructions for Israeli civilians at this time.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a statement saying that the Lebanese terrorist group "crossed a red line."
The situation between Israel and Lebanon escalated this past Saturday. This occurred after Israel reported that Hezbollah terrorists had struck the city of Majdal Shams, located in the Golan Heights.
A Hezbollah rocket hit a football field where children were present.
This attack was labeled "the deadliest." More than 10 people were killed by the rocket strike, and over 30 were injured.
For more details on the tension between Israel and Hezbollah, see the material from RBC-Ukraine.
