Israeli military aircraft carried out a sequence of strikes against facilities linked to the Shiite group Hezbollah in the southern districts of Beirut. The account, attributed to the TASS news agency via a local civil defense authority, outlines the scope of the operation and the sites affected in the initial wave of attacks. The emphasis in the reports is on the timing and location of the hits, underscoring how the strikes targeted areas associated with Hezbollah in the city’s southern belt.
According to the interlocutor cited by the publication, three strong explosions were recorded as a result of the air campaign in the Haret Horeik and Gubeiri neighborhoods, and near the Burj al-Barajna refugee camp along the capital’s airport road. The description points to the impact on densely populated urban quarters and a sensitive corridor linking the city center to the international airport, highlighting the risk to civilian life and infrastructure in a densely built area.
On October 30, Hezbollah’s newly elected secretary-general, Naim Kasim, delivered his first public address since taking office. He asserted that supporters would prevail over Israel and framed the moment as a turning point, stressing that the movement is facing a major challenge and contemplating a broader regional confrontation. Across his remarks, Kasim suggested that the values promoted by Western powers serve as slogans in a region where militancy and resistance are central to symbolism and strategy.
The regional situation had already worsened after a spate of explosions that disrupted pagers and radio communications in multiple parts of Lebanon on September 17 and 18. On September 19, the Israel Defense Forces began carrying out air strikes across the country, signaling a broader campaign. By September 23, Israeli authorities announced a preemptive strike operation aimed at Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in Lebanon, naming it Arrows of the North. The sequence reflected a pattern seen in years of cross-border clashes, where strikes on infrastructure and command networks are intended to deter or disrupt militant capabilities while drawing international attention to the regional confrontation.
Earlier warnings had signaled that Israel would take a firm stance toward Hezbollah. The talk around leadership within Hezbollah included references to a new figure described as having the shortest tenure in the post, a development cited by observers as part of a shifting leadership landscape amid ongoing tensions and strategic recalibration between the two sides.