Israel FM says army targeted Hezbollah official in Beirut strike

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has confirmed that the Israeli military conducted an overnight airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah figure.

Gideon Saar, Israel’s Foreign Minister said "Very early this morning, IDF fighters, fighter jets, struck a Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut. He had recently been directing Hamas terrorists and assisting them in an attempt to carry out a major imminent attack against Israeli civilians. The terrorist posed a real and immediate threat, what we call a ticking bomb. Therefore, we had to eliminate the threat."

The Israeli military later confirmed that the strike killed Hezbollah official Hassan Bdair. Beirut’s southern suburbs are considered a stronghold of the Hezbollah armed group.