Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed in a joint statement that official directives were issued to the military to carry out a series of airstrikes targeting locations in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital,
Beirut. The statement clarified that these operations come in response to what it described as continuous violations and attacks on Israeli cities. These developments coincide with escalating military tensions between the two sides, amid intensive international and regional efforts to
contain the situation and prevent a full-scale confrontation that threatens regional stability.