The Israeli military has confirmed launching a fresh round of strikes on Hezbollah-linked facilities in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
In an early Tuesday update, the Israeli Defense Forces announced via Telegram: “The IDF is currently striking Hezbollah command centres and weapons storage facilities in Beirut.”
The development follows a sharp escalation in regional tensions. Hezbollah reportedly unleashed multiple rockets into Israel on Sunday night, describing the attack as retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in what was described as a coordinated U.S.-Israeli operation last Saturday.
Israeli forces responded by pounding several positions across Beirut, including strongholds in the southern suburbs of the city, long regarded as Hezbollah’s operational base.
In a dramatic twist, the Lebanese government has since outlawed the group’s “military activities,” formally declaring them illegal. The move marks a significant shift in Beirut’s posture toward the powerful Iran-backed organisation.
For years, Hezbollah maintained a complex standing within Lebanon — viewed by supporters as a resistance movement while simultaneously operating as an armed faction with sweeping political and military influence. The new designation reclassifies the group as an unlawful militia under Lebanese authority.
Hezbollah remains Iran’s most formidable non-state ally in the Middle East and is widely seen as a strategic arm of Tehran, particularly in its long-running confrontation with Israel.
