The Israel Defense Forces announced that they carried out a strike in Beirut on Tuesday targeting the commander accused of orchestrating the recent attack on a children’s soccer field.
In a post on X, the IDF said that its forces “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.”
“At the moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines. If any changes will be made, an update will be released. Details to follow,” the post said.
Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant commented on the development in a post on X.
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“Hezbollah crossed the red line,” Gallant wrote.
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The strike comes in response to the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend.
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“This was about sending a clear message. We don’t want to see a wider war,” a senior Israeli official told Fox News. “Now this is in the hands of Hezbollah. Within 24 hours after the rocket attack in the Golan Heights, this response was being discussed among other options.”
