Israel Continues To Kill Civilians, Hezbollah Attack No Longer Targets The Military

Israeli military land operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

TEHRAN - Iran predicts that the Hezbollah militia attacks in the future will no longer target the Israeli military. This is because the Israeli military continues to carry out attacks that kill civilians.

It is known that the attack on Tuesday that killed commander Hezbollah Fuad Shukr in Lebanon, has also killed five civilians, three women and two children.

Israel says Shukr is responsible for a rocket attack that killed 12 youths in the Golan Heights and has directed Hezbollah's attack on Israel since the Gaza war began.

According to Iranian representatives for the United Nations, the attack Israel claims was carried out in dense residential areas. The attack in southern Beirut has changed the calculations.

"We estimate Hezbollah will choose more targets and (attack) deeper in its response," the Iranian representative was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

"Secondly, Hezbollah will not limit its response to military targets," he explained.

"Hezbollah has complied with certain lines, including limiting attacks on border areas and military targets," he continued.

But the attack on Beirut crossed that line.

Hours after the assassination of Shukr,Hamaspolitical leader Ismail Haniyeh, was also killed in an attack before dawn at his residence in Tehran. Israel has not yet claimed the attack.

On Thursday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Israel and those behind him had to wait for an inevitable response to the killings of Shukr and Haniyeh.

Iran and Hamas also promised to retaliate.

On Saturday (3/8/2024), the daily Kayhan reported that the reply operation was expected to be more diverse, more widespread and impossible to intercept.

"This time, areas such as Tel Aviv and Haifa as well as strategic centers and especially the residences of a number of officials involved in recent crimes are among their targets," Kayhan said in an opinion post.