Israel carries out retaliatory airstrikes on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon… Targeting a Hezbollah commander

[‘\n [Financial News]’, ‘Israel announced that it conducted an airstrike on the outskirts of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on July 30 (local time).’, ‘Israel explained that the airstrike was a retaliation for the attack on the Golan Heights that Hezbollah had carried out.’, ‘While negotiations for a ceasefire were underway and the war seemed to be coming to an end, tensions are escalating between Israel and Hezbollah, an Islamic militant group in Lebanon, along the northern border.’, ‘Following the recent airstrikes in the Houthi rebel-held areas in Yemen, concerns are rising again about the escalation of war as Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut.’, ‘However, Israel also indicated, as emphasized recently, that it does not want the war to spread to the Middle East region.’, ‘Red Line Crossed’, ‘According to foreign media outlets such as Financial Times and CNN, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz stated through a social media statement shortly after the airstrike that “Hezbollah has crossed a red line,” emphasizing that this strike was a retaliation against Hezbollah for attacking the Golan Heights.’, ‘Minister Gantz defined the nature of this strike as a retaliation against the Hezbollah commander responsible for the deaths of children in Ma’zad al-Shams and many Israeli citizens during the attack.’, ‘Israel did not specify the exact method of the attack, but the Lebanese state news agency NNA reported that a drone fired three missiles.’, ‘Retaliatory Airstrike on Beirut’, ‘According to foreign reports, there was a large explosion in the southern suburbs of Beirut that evening. One apartment building was severely damaged, emitting a huge column of smoke.’, ‘This area is controlled by Hezbollah in Beirut.’, ‘According to foreign reports, Israel launched a drone attack to eliminate Faud Shukr, believed to be a close associate of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah supported by Iran.’, ‘However, it is not confirmed whether the collapsed building was where Shukr resided or if Shukr was injured or killed in this attack.’, ‘Despite receiving a clear message from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the war and not even dream of escalation while visiting the United States, this attack took place.’, ‘Israel emphasized that although they retaliated because Hezbollah crossed a red line, they do not have intentions for escalation.’, ‘Due to the assessment that the possibility of escalation is low, international oil prices fell by 1.4% on that day.’, ‘Israel stressed that the airstrike on Beirut was a retaliation.’, ‘It was emphasized that the goal was to eliminate the Hezbollah commander who ordered the attack on a football field in the Golan Heights on the 27th.’, ‘Escalation Amid Rising Tensions’, ‘Despite that, Israel’s attack this time is exceptional in terms of its scale.’, ‘It differs in nature from the sporadic battles taking place between the Israeli military and Hezbollah along the border.’, ‘Although they exchanged shells almost daily for nearly 10 months, this was the first time Israel attacked Hezbollah\’s stronghold in Beirut.’, ‘The deaths of 12 people, including children, in the Golan Heights ambush on the 27th provoked Israel.’, ‘Whether tensions will escalate between Israel and Hezbollah seems to depend on Hezbollah.’, ‘Despite refraining from retaliation after the attack on the 27th, Israel responded when a Hezbollah rocket hit a farm in Ha…’]