Hours after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets, Israel launched a ‘targeted’ strike in southern Beirut.
Israel’s military said the rockets came in three waves on Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border with Lebanon.
The Israeli Military wrote: ‘The IDF (Israel Defence forces) conducted a targeted strike in Beirut. At this moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines.’
It’s believed the strike was intended to target Hezbollah member Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the Radwan Force. AFP has reported the strike killed him.
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Hezbollah have said one person is dead and fourteen are wounded.
Zachary Anders, a freelance journalist based in the region, told Metro he believes Israel is going to begin targeting Hezbollah leadership more thoroughly in this ‘new window of escalation.
‘Anytime Israel is hitting Beirut, you’ve got a massive civilian population that is not affiliated or tied with Hezbollah,’ he explained.
‘Unlike Hamas in Gaza, where Hamas is the main elected political representation of the Gaza Strip. Hezbollah is not the main party.
‘It’s important to remember Beirut is a very diverse place with a multisecular society. So far, these strikes have been confined within a few mile radius of the southern suburbs, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold.’
The UK Foreign office issued an urgent warning to UK nationals in Lebanon: leave and do not travel to the country for any reason.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has chaired an emergency COBRA meeting yesterday discuss the escalating situation and potential evacuation of Brits in Lebanon.
British nationals have already been urged to leave Lebanon while they still can as tensions rise in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
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