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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari announced that the military is still assessing the outcome of a precise strike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut. Hagari emphasized that Israel will not allow the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah, particularly through Beirut’s international airport, as Air Force patrols continue to monitor the area.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military is still looking into the results of its strike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut.
“We will update as soon as we know. Our strike was very accurate,” he says.
Hagari warns that the military will not allow any weapon transfers to the Hezbollah terror group, including via Beirut’s international airport.
“We will not allow the transfer of weapons to the Hezbollah terror group, in any way. We know of Iranian weapon transfer to Hezbollah, and we foil them,” he says.
“Air Force planes are now patrolling the Beirut airport area. Until now, Lebanon, contrary to Syria, acted over the years responsibly and did not allow the transfer of weapons through the civilian airport,” Hagari continues.
“We are announcing, we will not allow enemy flights with weapons to land at the civilian airport in Beirut. This is a civilian airport, for civilian use, and it must stay that way,” he adds.
There are no changes to instructions for Israeli civilians, Hagari says.
Hagari says the military will soon strike underground Hezbollah sites in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, and therefore warned civilians in the area to evacuate immediately.
“In the coming hours we are going to strike strategic capability that Hezbollah placed underground, under three buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh,” he says
“Over the years, Hezbollah built and developed an array of coast-to-sea [missiles], that originate in Iran,” Hagari says, noting the 2006 attack on the INS Hanit, killing four sailors. “Nasrallah himself threatened Israel’s vital and strategic facilities at sea and near the coast.”
“We will now reveal how [Hezbollah] places strategic weapons under civilian buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh,” he continues.
“These missiles are a real threat to world shipping lanes and strategic facilities of the State of Israel. In a short while, we will attack the weapons under the buildings. The intensity of the explosion of the weapons under the buildings, will lead to damage to the buildings and could lead to their collapse,” Hagari adds.
The IDF issued evacuation warnings to three buildings and their surroundings a short while ago.
The military has issued evacuation warnings to three buildings in the area, cautioning that the weapons stored underground could cause the collapse of the structures once struck.