Israel Says Its Hit on Beirut Targeted Hezbollah’s Commander

Published on July 30, 2024

Israel’s military struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, July 30, saying it was targeting the Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah has been blamed for a soccer field rocket attack that killed 12 Israeli children and teens. The Israel Defense Forces said in a post on Telegram that it carried out “a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians.” The strike hit Haret Hreik in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold. Both White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre and State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel declined to comment in briefings immediately after the strike. Both said a wider war is not inevitable, and urged continuation of efforts to reach a diplomatic solution....

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