Israel Targets Hezbollah Leadership After Terrorist Group Launches Missile Attacks
Operation Epic Fury: IDF carries out ‘large-scale strikes’ against Iranian terror in Tehran.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Hezbollah targets after the Iranian proxy terrorist group fired missiles at the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Hezbollah’s attack is a declaration of war after the IDF eliminated the Iranian dictator and its top paymaster, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an airstrike.
“The IDF said it carried out targeted strikes early Monday against senior Hezbollah figures across Lebanon in response to rocket fire toward the Haifa area as the war with Iran intensified,” Israel’s Ynetnews reported.
The IDF is conducting a large-scale operation, hitting Hezbollah’s command structure, terrorist fighters, and military capabilities.
(Writer’s note: Initial media reports suggesting elimination of Hezbollah no. 2, Mohammad Raad, turned out to be incorrect.)
The military “launched a first broad wave of strikes in Beirut and southern Lebanon, targeting senior operatives, headquarters, and terrorist infrastructure,” Chief of the IDF Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo announced early Monday morning. “The strikes continue — their intensity will increase.”
A good view of the Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Beirut's Dahieh a few hours ago.
The Israeli military said it targeted a senior Hezbollah figure in the attacks. pic.twitter.com/1fp81zk4fr
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 2, 2026
Reuters confirmed Israeli strikes on the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiya, near the Lebanese capital, Beirut. According to the news outlet, “Israel carried out air strikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, with more than a dozen explosions rocking the Lebanese capital.” The Dahiya area is riddled with bunkers and hideouts that shelter Hezbollah commanders and jihadist fighters.
The Jerusalem Post reported Monday morning:
The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary faction, Mohammad Raad, was reportedly killed during IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on Monday morning.
The IDF’s precision strikes were carried out in retaliation after Hezbollah launched several projectiles towards northern Israel overnight.
The IDF stated it had struck several senior Hezbollah terrorists in Beirut and a “central Hezbollah terrorist” in southern Lebanon, but did not confirm the names of targets.
The Lebanese in this video speculate that Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc Muhammad Raad in the strike against an apartment high up in the apartment building seen at the end of the video.
Huge news if true.
Video via @hahussain pic.twitter.com/NNtiqs5ECI
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 2, 2026
Shortly after the terrorist group struck, the IDF announced that it “has begun striking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon.”
“In response to Hezbollah’s projectile fire toward the State of Israel, the IDF is currently striking Hezbollah targets,” the Israeli military said in a statement early Monday morning. “The Hezbollah terrorist organization is operating on behalf of the Iranian regime, opening fire against the State of Israel and its civilians.”
The IDF says it has launched a new wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets across Lebanon.
It also publishes a video showing an overnight strike that hit members of the terror group. pic.twitter.com/QRrcHxETE5
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 2, 2026
The Israeli armed forces have been preparing for this very scenario. After Hezbollah refused to disarm, ignoring the December 31 deadline set by the Trump administration, the IDF began targeting the terror group’s military buildup in southern Lebanon: eliminating terrorist fighters and dismantling their infrastructure along the Israeli border.
IDF Northern Command Chief MG Rafi Milo, following the first wave of Strikes Across Lebanon: “Hezbollah chose the Iranian Regime over the state of Lebanon and initiated an attack on our Civilians. We were prepared — and they will pay a heavy price.” pic.twitter.com/9VoDQwhEjt
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) March 2, 2026
“Hezbollah opened a campaign against Israel overnight, and is fully responsible for any escalation,” IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. General Eyal Zamir said. “IDF troops have prepared for such a scenario as part of standard combat preparations for Operation ‘Roaring Lion’.”
Operation Epic Fury: IDF carries out ‘large-scale strikes’ against Iranian terror in Tehran
As the Operation Epic Fury enters its third day, the Israeli Air Force launched another wave of strikes on Iranian regime targets in the early morning hours on Monday, the IDF revealed.
What you need to know about the operational accomplishments by U.S. & Israeli forces against the Iranian terror regime: pic.twitter.com/kyEcIqXGf1
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 1, 2026
The Israeli military, in a brief statement on Monday morning, said that it “continues to carry out large-scale strikes against targets of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran.”
Citing an “Initial report”, the IDF informed that the “Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, has begun an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran.”
In the first wave of airstrikes that took place on Saturday morning, the IDF successfully eliminated almost the entire military leadership of Iran, including the chief of the terrorist Islamic Guard (IRGC) and the head of the armed forces.
It’s official: All senior terrorist leaders of Iran’s Axis of Terror have been eliminated pic.twitter.com/9T901u5ZsH
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 1, 2026
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One would think that Hezbollah would have refrained after the “hands free” incident a while back.
Iran is their sugar daddy. No Iran means no Hezbollah, ultimately. Something like 75% of their operating budget comes from Iran, and without that funding Hezbollah ceases to be a major threat. It’ll be reduced to a minor player and its leadership (the ones who haven’t been exploded) know it.
Sure but with Iranian regime likely to be obliterated, deservedly so, these folks should have kept their powder dry and their heads down. With the USA declaring a month long, at least, operation the regime is unlikely to survive being replaced by folks bitterly opposed to religious fanatics and unlikely to support future terrorism. That means Hezbollah is more/less on its own and the smart play would have been to cut a separate deal. Sticking their head up they’ve become the nail and Israel is gonna be the hammer.
Sure but that’s expecting logic when Hezbollah is guided by religious fanaticism. They will carry on fighting as it’s a matter of pride to them ; they thought they had the upper hand ; the western world cheering them on against the evil Jews. And now they are on the verge of collapse. There is no logic or reasoning with fanatical views unfortunately; only the beat down works.
The street level guys absolutely, they are little more than robots, the SR leadership though, they had to understand the wider implications beyond the indoctrinated propaganda and that they’re gonna get smoked if they don’t roll over and cut a deal by giving up actionable Intel valuable enough to get them a safe house somewhere with a generous stipend to live out their lifetime in obscurity.
Their hatred is too strong. It takes the place of any common sense “thinking”.
It’s a doomsday cult. How do you cope with that except to eliminate them?
In reply to commiefornia, above.
Kinda like TDS…..
The two greatest countries in the world have joined together to rid the world of evil dating from, as Coffee and Covid’s Jeff Childers has said, “the invention of the pointed stick.”
May this force destroy inhumane sub-humans such as Hamas and Hezbollah from Planet Earth and at long last bring peace to this region.
totallyyy rad
Next dead man walking up, It’s your time to be obliterated.