{"id":2316115,"date":"2024-07-30T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-targets-hezbollah-commander-behind-soccer-attack-with-strike-in-beirut-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:19:15","slug":"israel-targets-hezbollah-commander-behind-soccer-attack-with-strike-in-beirut-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-targets-hezbollah-commander-behind-soccer-attack-with-strike-in-beirut-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel targets Hezbollah commander behind soccer attack with strike in Beirut &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-targets-hezbollah-commander-behind-soccer-attack-with-strike-in-beirut-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel&#8217;s\u2064 military\u2062 has conducted a targeted strike in Beirut specifically aimed at a Hezbollah \u2064commander believed\u2063 to \u200dbe responsible\u2062 for a recent attack in the Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of several\u200b children. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the strike targeted the individual linked\u200d to the deaths of both the children and additional Israeli civilians,\u200d though they did\u2064 not confirm whether the operation was successful or if there \u2063were\u2062 any \u2064collateral\u2064 damage. <\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Minister Yoav\u200b Gallant\u200c remarked that Hezbollah had &#8220;crossed the red line,&#8221; suggesting potential consequences for the group. The \u2063targeted commander\u200c was identified \u200cas Fuad Shukr, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-responds-to-bombshell-story-that-he-told-china-hed-warn-them-if-u-s-was-going-to-strike\/\" title=\"Milley Responds To Bombshell Story That He Told China He\u2019d Warn Them If U.S. Was Going To Strike\">senior military adviser<\/a> to\u2064 Hezbollah leader \u200bHassan Nasrallah, who has a\u200c history of involvement in terrorism \u2062and is a wanted figure\u2062 by the U.S. with a bounty placed on \u2062him. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u2063stated that Israel&#8217;s response to the previous \u2063attack would \u200cbe severe. This escalation indicates ongoing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, marked by reciprocal\u200c rocket and missile exchanges across the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel targets Hezbollah commander behind soccer attack with strike in Beirut<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714756\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel&rsquo;s<\/a> military carried out what it described as a &ldquo;targeted strike&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Beirut<\/a> on Tuesday, targeting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hezbollah\">Hezbollah<\/a> commander whom it said was responsible for the strike last weekend in the Golan Heights that killed a dozen children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the IDF said, though it did not mention whether the strike was successful and if there were any collateral casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Yoav Gallant, Israel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-yet-to-call-israels-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Has Yet To Call Israel\u2019s Netanyahu\">defense minister<\/a>, said on X, &ldquo;Hezbollah crossed the red line.&rdquo; Now the attention turns back to Hezbollah to see how the group will respond.<\/p>\n<p>Initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/targeted-hezbollah-commander-identified-as-head-of-precision-missile-project-who-is-wanted-by-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reports<\/a> suggest the target was Fuad Shukr, also known as al Hajj Mohsin, a senior military adviser to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The United States put a $5 million bounty on Shukr, who is a U.S.-designated Specially Designated Global Terrorist, years ago. He &ldquo;played a central role&rdquo; in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 241 U.S. military personnel and injured another 128 people, according to the Rewards for Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/rewardsforjustice.net\/rewards\/fuad-shukr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>readout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>&nbsp;vowed on Monday that Israel&rsquo;s response to this weekend&rsquo;s strike in Majdal Shams would be &ldquo;severe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged rocket and missile fire across the Israel-Lebanon border since shortly after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamas<\/a>&nbsp;carried out its Oct. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-scotus-is-unlikely-to-fix-the-section-230-immunity-mess\/\" title=\"Why The SCOTUS Is Unlikely To Fix The Section 230 Immunity Mess\">7 terrorist attack<\/a> in Israel that left roughly 1,200 people dead, while another 250 or so were kidnapped and brought back to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah and Hamas are both backed by Iran, though Hezbollah is considered more sophisticated with a larger force than its Gaza-based counterpart.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel carried out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3103985\/israel-carries-out-strikes-against-hezbollah-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>several other strikes<\/a> overnight into Tuesday, hitting several targets in southern Lebanon utilized by Hezbollah, and shortly after, the IDF announced it identified about 10 projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel &mdash; the majority of which the military intercepted.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials have indicated they do not believe, nor do they want, Israel and Hezbollah&rsquo;s conflict to expand into a full-blown war, which would likely be highly damaging to both sides in terms of casualties and destruction.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714756\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714756\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s military conducted what it termed a &#8220;targeted strike&#8221; in Beirut on Tuesday, aiming at a Hezbollah commander believed to be responsible for the recent attack in the Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of several children. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated, &#8220;The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut against the commander accountable for the murder of children in Majdal Shams and for numerous other Israeli civilian casualties.&#8221; However, they did not confirm whether the operation was successful or if there were any unintended casualties. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant remarked on X that &#8220;Hezbollah crossed the red line,&#8221; shifting focus to how Hezbollah might react. Initial reports indicate that Fuad Shukr, also known as al Hajj Mohsin\u2014a senior military advisor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah\u2014was the target. The U.S. had previously placed a $5 million bounty on Shukr due to his designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist; he was notably involved in the 1983 bombing of U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, which killed 241 American service members and injured another 128.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Monday that Israel&#8217;s response to this weekend\u2019s attack would be \u201csevere.\u201d Since Hamas launched its terrorist assault on October 7\u2014resulting in approximately 1,200 fatalities and around 250 kidnappings into Gaza\u2014Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging rocket fire across their border. While both groups receive support from Iran, Hezbollah is regarded as more advanced with a larger military presence than Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this strike, Israel executed several others overnight into Tuesday against various targets used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Shortly thereafter, the IDF reported intercepting about ten projectiles fired from Lebanon into northern Israel. U.S. officials have expressed their desire for neither side&#8217;s conflict to escalate into an all-out war due to potential heavy losses and destruction for both parties involved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2316116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ap-beirut-lebanon-strike-073024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36684,4998,24658,4671,36683],"class_list":["post-2316115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beirut","tag-commander","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-soccer-attack"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ap-beirut-lebanon-strike-073024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}