Israel Army says struck senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut

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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes connected  Dahiyeh, a confederate  suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, connected  March 2, 2026

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes connected Dahiyeh, a confederate suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, connected March 2, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP

Israel’s subject said connected Monday (March 2, 2026) it struck a elder Hezbollah operative successful Beirut, with the Defence Minister saying the Lebanese group’s main Naim Qassem is “a marked target”.

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“A abbreviated portion ago, the (Israeli military) precisely struck a elder Hezbollah violent successful Beirut,” the subject said. AFPTV showed fume rising from the confederate Beirut territory of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of Hezbollah.

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said connected X that Iran-backed Hezbollah’s main was present “a marked people for elimination”.

Israeli subject boosts beingness adjacent Lebanon border

Israel ​has bolstered its subject ‌presence connected its ​side ⁠of the borderline with Lebanon but determination are ‌no contiguous plans for ‌a crushed ‌invasion ⁠of its neighbour, ⁠Israeli subject spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani ​said.

“We haven’t expanded our beingness connected the crushed ‌inside Lebanon,” helium ​told an online quality briefing.

Earlier, ⁠Brigadier General Effie Defrin, different ‌Israeli subject spokesperson, told reporters that each options remained connected the array erstwhile ‌asked astir the ​prospects of a crushed penetration of ⁠Lebanon aft Hezbollah ⁠launched rockets astatine Israel.

(With inputs from Reuters)

Published - March 02, 2026 03:27 p.m. IST

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