Hezbollah said on Sunday they’re carrying out strikes towards Israel in response to the killing of top military commander Fu’ad Shukr last month as well as others killed in the same strike, “including women and children.”
The group also said it’s carrying out the attacks on the day of Arbaeen, during which Shia Muslims mark the end of a 40-day mourning period that begins with Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Hussain ibn Ali.
Israel said in a statement on July 30 that it had killed Hezbollah’s most senior military official, Fu’ad Shukr, in a drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a populous neighborhood that is also the Iran-backed group’s stronghold.
Hezbollah added in a statement that it is “at the highest level of readiness and will stand strong and alert” to any Israeli “transgression or aggression,” especially if civilians are harmed “the punishment will be very severe and harsh.”
