Hezbollah's secret 'kill, wound and maim' bomb network exposed as Israel strikes Beirut
Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes on Hezbollah command centers in Beirut after rockets were fired into northern Israel, marking a major escalation.
TL;DR
- Israel launched airstrikes on Hezbollah command centers in Beirut after rockets targeted northern Israel.
- The strikes represent a major escalation days after a conditional ceasefire framework was announced.
- IDF troops discovered and dismantled a Hezbollah explosives facility containing materials for anti-personnel shrapnel devices.
- These devices are designed to wound or kill people on foot, indicating a focus on personnel casualties.
- Hezbollah's chief explosives engineer, Abed Harb, was recently killed by an Israeli airstrike.
- Harb was responsible for numerous attacks and was a key figure in Hezbollah's bomb-making operations.