The terrorist organization Hezbollah launched a series of attacks on the Israeli city of Majdal Shams last Saturday. In which 12 people including children were killed. The Israeli army, retaliating for the attack, carried out a series of attacks on the Lebanese capital Beirut yesterday Tuesday. The Israeli army targeted Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukar, who is believed to be responsible for a series of attacks on the city of Majdal Shams.
Israel's military said the attack targeted the hideout of a terrorist commander responsible for the deaths of 12 people, including children, in the city of Majdal Shams, Israel blamed Hezbollah for Saturday's rocket attack in the city of Majdal Shams. However, the militant outfit denied any role in the attack.
Know who is Fuad Shukar?
Fouad Shukar is a long-time member of the Lebanese Hezbollah and serves as a military advisor to Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Shukar was instrumental in the 1983 bombing of a US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In which 241 US personnel were killed. The United States announced a reward of up to $5 million for information about Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukar, who was targeted in Tuesday's attack by Israel in Beirut.
Initial report- the IDF 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… pic.twitter.com/ja9PRE0cZM
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“Hezbollah has overstepped its bounds, prompting the IDF to retaliate,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant wrote in a post on the social media platform.
Lebanon's state-run news agency said three rockets were fired in the drone attack, killing a woman and injuring several people, some critically. According to the agency, the injured have been taken to a nearby hospital. An Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut on Tuesday evening caused heavy damage to property, a Hezbollah official said.
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