Following the strike on Beirut on Friday, IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari announced that they were still investigating the status of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and would update as soon as possible.
“We used a highly precise strike to target Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was hiding in civilian buildings in the Dahiya neighborhood of Beirut.”
He also announced that the IDF would soon strike Hezbollah infrastructure built under civilian buildings in Dahiya.
When asked about whether others were killed, he said, “Once we’ve finished investigating, we will update you on the details.”
The IDF would be targeting storage areas for coastal missile array that had been sent from Iran. This was due to the experience of the Second Lebanon War, in which anti-ship missiles killed several sailors.
Hezbollah’s use of civilian infrastructure
During the presentation, he illustrated weapons storage locations under the civilian apartments in Beirut.
Hagari also announced that the IAF had begun restricting access to Beirut airport to block the importation of weapons.
“IAF jets are now patrolling the area of Beirut’s airport. Until now, the State of Lebanon acted responsibly and did not allow the transfer of weapons through the civilian airport. We announce – we will not allow weapons to land at the airport in Beirut.”
“We will not allow militarized planes to use a civilian airport. This is a civilian airport for civilian use, and it must be protected as such.”
“I will update you throughout the night and tomorrow whenever necessary,” he said before signing off.
This is a developing story.
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