Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahiya after repeated violations

About a week after Israel’s political leadership warned that Hezbollah fire at Israel would be answered with strikes in Beirut, the IDF attacked Hezbollah targets in the Dahiya district of the Lebanese capital. The strikes came after what Israeli officials described as repeated violations by the group. The Prime Minister’s Office and Defense Ministry said, “The IDF has now struck terror targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Beirut’s Dahiya district in response to Hezbollah fire at Israeli territory. Israel will not tolerate fire at its territory.”

The IDF also confirmed a “targeted strike on Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure” in Dahiya. The attacks came amid growing anger in northern Israel, especially among residents living under continuous alerts. Metula local council head David Azoulai said the night before, “Children run to shelters while life in Beirut continues as usual.”

At the same time, aerial incidents continued along the northern border. The IDF said that after alerts were activated in several areas in northern Israel, a suspected aerial object was identified falling inside Israel near the Lebanon border. The army said there were no casualties and that the object did not fall in a civilian area. Shortly before that, two additional falls were reported in the area, also outside civilian areas.

During the night, alerts were also activated in Metula and Ghajar. The IDF later said a suspected aerial target fell in an area where Israeli forces are operating in southern Lebanon, and that the incident ended without injuries. Azoulai had accused the government and military of failing to act despite multiple intercepts and repeated border incidents, writing that 12 interceptions had occurred and warning that the gap between promises and results was growing.