Israel to target Hezbollah’s Dahiyeh stronghold in Beirut as rocket, drone attacks persist
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday they had instructed the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to strike Hezbollah terror targets in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, citing repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Israeli Air Force jets on their way to airstrikes in Iran in a photo released on June 26, 2025. Photo by IDF Spokesperson/TPS-IL
The Dahiyeh district in the southern suburbs of Beirut is widely regarded as a major Hezbollah stronghold, where the Iran-backed terror group maintains significant political, military, and logistical infrastructure.
On the ground in northern Israel, rocket alerts sounded in multiple areas, including the Krayot region near Haifa, marking the first advance warning there since the ceasefire agreement. The IDF said its expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon continue, following the capture of the strategic Beaufort ridge, while Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks persisted.
Emergency services responded to several incidents, including a fire in the Tel Dan Nature Reserve caused by a rocket impact, which was brought under control without casualties. In Beit Hillel, firefighters responded to a direct strike on a structure; no one was trapped, though crews secured a gas leak and disconnected electrical power.
