The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “conducted targeted strikes” in Lebanon on Tuesday against Hezbollah commanders behind the recent deaths of Israeli children, an Israeli military press statement said.
In an online post, the Israel Defense Forces said the commander was responsible for the Majdal Shams attack and “the killings of many more Israeli civilians.” (Related story: Washington Post faces criticism over misleading front page story on Israeli airstrikes)
Initial report – The IDF carried out a strike in Beirut targeting the commander responsible for the murder of the children of Majdal Shams and the murder of numerous Israeli civilians. At this time, there are no changes to the defense posture of the Home Front Command. pic.twitter.com/ja9PRE0cZM
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 30, 2024
“At present, there are no changes to Homefront Command's defense guidelines. If any changes occur, an update will be issued,” the IDF added.
The IDF did not name the target of the attack in its post, which was reportedly Fuad Shukr, alias Hajj Mohsin, named by Israeli authorities as the commander of the terrorist organization's precision missile program, The Times of Israel reported. I got it.Citing multiple media outlets, Shukr is wanted by the United States for his involvement in “the 1983 attack on a U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, which left 241 U.S. soldiers dead.” according to From a press release issued by the U.S. Embassy in Egypt in 2017.
Footage of the aftermath of the IDF strike was published on social media. Emmanuel Fabian, a military reporter for The Times of Israel, noted that the attack “took place in the Lebanese capital's Dahieh, a known Hezbollah stronghold.” [Beirut].”
Footage from the scene in Dahieh, a known Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital. pic.twitter.com/eIY7U7uY5O
— Emmanuel (Manny) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 30, 2024
A video tweeted by an Israeli journalist showed the sky filling with white smoke.
Beirut appears to have suffered serious damage pic.twitter.com/teQAgjLicv
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2024
A video tweeted by Open Source Intel showed one wing of the building with heavy damage, and the same source also tweeted footage of a more distant view of the aftermath of the attack.
Footage of the first attack https://t.co/BuOb9fhTCe pic.twitter.com/hYUzO79F5R
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2024
“Hezbollah has crossed a red line,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tweeted.
Hezbollah has crossed the line.
— Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) July 30, 2024
The red line appears to be a missile that struck the Druze village of Majdal Shams in Israel's Golan Heights on Saturday, which Israel Defense Forces officials said was fired by Hezbollah. More than 30 civilians were wounded in the attack, and 12 children were killed, according to Axios.
It was not immediately confirmed whether the Hezbollah commander was killed in the attack.
