Hezbollah using Lebanese people as human shields

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaking

Important Takeaways:

  • Israeli Defense Forces carried out a “precise strike” on the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon
  • IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the headquarters were intentionally built in the heart of the Dahieh in Beirut under residential buildings “as part of Hezbollah’s strategy of using Lebanese people as human shields.”
  • Security sources in Lebanon said the attack targeted an area where top Hezbollah officials are usually based.
  • It was the heaviest attack in Beirut in almost a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
  • The strikes hit Beirut shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel’s attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech, as hopes faded for a ceasefire that could head off an all-out regional war.
  • The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has drastically escalated over the last month as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun targeting the terrorist network’s hot spots and military storage units, all of which are strategically embedded within civilian villages.

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