Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant weren’t kidding around. Hezbollah launched 140 missiles at northern Israel overnight, likely their attempt to respond to Operation Grim Beeper and the 3000+ casualties from Pagercide. Israel had warned that it would escalate matters if need be.
They delivered on their promise moments ago:
Israel carried out what its military called a “targeted strike” on Beirut on Friday afternoon.
It offered no further immediate details, but explosions could be heard from the city’s southern suburbs.
Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV reported that a drone fired several missiles on the heavily-populated area known as Dahiyeh.
Dahiyeh is not just a “heavily populated” suburb; it’s a stronghold of Hezbollah and the seat of ifs political power. Israel hit Dahiyeh earlier this summer too, after Hezbollah thought the US would prevent a direct attack on its top leadership:
