Israel reports further attacks on Hezbollah targets in the Beirut area

Israeli warplanes carried out further strikes on Hezbollah headquarters and military targets near Beirut on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, News.Az reports, citing TASS.

“IAF (Israeli Air Force – TASS) fighter jets carried out targeted attacks on additional Hezbollah command centers and terrorist infrastructure sites in the Beirut area,” the military said in a statement.

Accordingly, this attack followed “a series of attacks that took place overnight in which IAF fighter jets carried out targeted strikes on Hezbollah weapons depots, command centers and other targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s terrorist infrastructure in the Beirut area.”

Before the attacks, the Israeli military added: “Numerous steps were taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.” These included issuing advance warnings to civilians, using precision munitions and using aerial surveillance.

“The terrorist organization Hezbollah has deliberately hidden its weapons under residential buildings in the heart of the city of Beirut, endangering the population in the area,” the IDF said, saying it would continue its operation against the threat posed by the Lebanese paramilitary group “in defense of citizens of the State of Israel.”

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