Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 2, 2026
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Israel’s navy mentioned on Monday (March 2, 2026) it struck a senior Hezbollah operative in Beirut, with the Defence Minister saying the Lebanese group’s chief Naim Qassem is “a marked goal”.
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“A short time in the past, the (Israeli navy) exactly struck a senior Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut,” the navy mentioned. AFPTV confirmed smoke rising from the southern Beirut district of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of Hezbollah.
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz mentioned on X that Iran-backed Hezbollah’s chief was now “a marked goal for elimination”.
Israeli navy boosts presence close to Lebanon border
Israel has bolstered its navy presence on its facet of the border with Lebanon however there are no fast plans for a floor invasion of its neighbour, Israeli navy spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani mentioned.
“We haven’t expanded our presence on the bottom inside Lebanon,” he instructed an internet information briefing.
Earlier, Brigadier Basic Effie Defrin, one other Israeli navy spokesperson, instructed reporters that each one choices remained on the desk when requested in regards to the prospects of a floor invasion of Lebanon after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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