Israel strikes Beirut suburb in response to Hezbollah fire

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a strike on a target belonging to the Shiite group Hezbollah in the Dahieh district — a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon — according to a statement published on the website of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.

“In accordance with the directive of Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked a terrorist headquarters in the Beirut Dahieh area in response to Hezbollah shelling of Israeli territory,” the statement said.

By Jeyhun Aghazada