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Israel Decimates Hezbollah Strongholds in Decisive Beirut Strikes

The IDF launched a massive, precision-led campaign to dismantle Iranian-backed terror infrastructure operating within Lebanese population centers.

Foreign PolicyPublished April 11, 2026 at 10:10 AMProcessed April 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega gestures while speaking to camera in front of a digger and rubble on a residential street in Beirut.

The Israeli Defense Forces executed a swift and overwhelming operation on Wednesday, launching more than 100 air strikes in a mere ten minutes to dismantle the terror network of Hezbollah.

By targeting the Iranian-backed group’s infrastructure, Israel is taking the necessary steps to secure its borders and neutralize a hostile force that has long operated with impunity.

While the Lebanese health ministry reports significant casualties following the strikes, the reality remains that Hezbollah has spent years embedding its military assets within densely populated civilian areas, effectively using the local population as a human shield.

Israel’s decision to strike these targets, including areas previously untouched by the conflict, underscores the urgent necessity of degrading a terrorist organization that answers to Tehran. As Beirut reels from the impact, it is clear that the consequences of harboring such a volatile, militant proxy are finally coming to fruition.

Israel continues to demonstrate that it will not wait for permission to defend its sovereignty against those sworn to its destruction.

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