JERUSALEM, Israel – Tensions are reaching a boiling point along both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border after the Hezbollah rocket attack that murdered 12 Israeli children playing soccer over the weekend. The Israeli military struck back today, hitting the Lebanese capital of Beirut in a single targeted drone attack aimed at a top terrorist leader.
It appears to be the start of retaliation in the wake of that deadly rocket attack fired from Lebanon.
“Hezbollah crossed a red line,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted on X shortly after Tuesday’s airstrike.
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It was not immediately confirmed if any Hezbollah official was hit in the Beirut response.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke away from his War Cabinet to visit the Druze village hit by that Hezbollah rocket over the weekend.
As he consoled families of the 12 children and teenagers killed in the attack, Netanyahu expressed solidarity with the people and vowed a strong response. “Like all citizens of Israel – and I must tell you, like many people across the entire world – we were profoundly shocked by this terrible killing,” he stated.
The prime minister had also pledged to send a powerful message to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. He declared, “These children are our children; they are the children of us all. The State of Israel will not, and cannot, ignore this. Our response will come and it will be severe.”
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