The IDF confirmed that the senior Hezbollah commander responsible for the murder of 12 Israeli children on Saturday was targeted in a UAV strike in Beirut.
The commander was reportedly Hezbollah's second-highest ranking official, Fuad Shukr, who also known as Hajj Mohsin, according to Lebanese reports. Mohsin played a role in the 1983 bombing of the US army barracks in Beirut in which 241 American servicemen were killed. He has a $5 million bounty on his head.
"The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians. At the moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines. If any changes will be made, an update will be released," the IDF stated.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said following the airstrike that "Hezbollah crossed the red line."
Moshin's fate is currently unknown, though Arabic media is reporting that he was not killed in the strike. Lebanese media is reporting that at least 10 people were wounded in the explosion.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion in the Lebanese capital Tuesday evening
Sky News Arabic reported that the explosion took place in a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.
The airstrike comes three days after 12 Druze children were murdered in a Hezbollah rocket attack in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights.
On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli man was killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on the Galilee.
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