Israel launches attacks on southern Beirut; Lebanon calls for response
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So, what's the dealio with Beirut, huh? Israel's been dropping bombs down south for the third time since that shaky truce got implemented on Nov 27 last year. You'd think they'd learn to keep their mitts off, but nah. That's where it got real, and Lebanese President Joe Aoun ain't having it. He's calling out France and the US, demanding they step up and put a stop to this madness.
Why, you ask? Well, Bibi, aka Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, alleged that the bombings targeted a building used by Hezbollah to hoard them there "precision-guided missiles." He swore they'd halt the Iran-supported militant group from turning Beirut's southern burbs into a cozy hideout. We saw smoke rising over a building in the Hadath neighborhood after the strike, and the Lebanese telly channels showed us images of a fire around a hangar-like building.
Before the bomb dropped, the Israeli military gave the residents of the densely populated neighborhood a heads-up to vamoose. "Anyone hanging out near the building marked on the attached map in the Hadath neighborhood is situated near Hezbollah facilities," Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote on social media. "Get the hell outta there!"
Netanyahu's office shouted that they wouldn't stand for Hezbollah beefing up and posing a threat against Israel, not even in Lebanon. They openly stated, "The Dahiyeh neighborhood ain't gonna be Hezbollah's safe spot!" (Translation: The Arabic name for the southern suburbs.)
Later on, the military claimed that, "Storing missiles in this infrastructure site is an obvious violation of the undertakings between Israel and Lebanon."
In response to this latest strike, Aoun slammed it as a truce-breaking move and urged France and the US, "as truce brokers, to take responsibility and pester Israel to halt their attacks pronto."
The bombings have sent tensions skyrocketing through the roof, and global actors are peeping at the situation to avoid any further chaos. As for Lebanon's reax, it's always been the same song—condemning such bombings as a breach of their sovereignty. Historically, they've called for international backing to keep aggressions at bay. But, as for any specific response to this particular bombing incident, it ain't mentioned. [1][2]
- The latest bombings in Beirut were allegedly carried out by Israel due to their claims of Hezbollah storing precision-guided missiles in a building in the Hadath neighborhood.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged for stopping Iran-supported Hezbollah from turning Beirut's southern suburbs into a safe haven.
- The bombings have escalated tensions, leading Lebanese President Joe Aoun to call on France and the US to intervene and end the attacks.
- Netanyahu's administration has stated that Hezbollah should not be allowed to use the Dahiyeh neighborhood as a safe spot, as storing missiles in certain infrastructure sites is a violation of the agreed commitments between Israel and Lebanon.
