The weapons were in an underground storage facility in the Dahiyeh district south of Beirut, according to the IDF.
(Oct. 17, 2024 / JNS) Israel carried out airstrikes in the Beirut area on Wednesday morning after a five-day pause in attacks on the Lebanese capital.
The Israeli Air Force hit targets in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiyeh south of Beirut, striking strategic weapons stockpiled in an underground storage facility, according to the military.
Before the strike, the Israel Defense Forces emphasized that many steps were taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians, including advancing warning to the population in the area.
Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab Media Branch in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, tweeted in Arabic before the attack, accompanied by a map.
“New urgent warning to the residents of the southern suburbs, specifically those in the building identified on the map located in Haret Hreik,” he wrote.
The strike comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israeli forces would continue to attack Hezbollah in Beirut, following reports that the political leadership in Jerusalem had told the military to stop strikes in the Lebanese capital.