IDF strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire: anti-Semites fume

 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) just dropped a hammer on Beirut, lighting up a Hezbollah hotspot in the Lebanese capital. This was the first time they’ve blitzed that town since a truce shut down over a year of slugging it out with the Iran-backed crew.

 
Israel’s war machine rolled into action Friday, zeroing in on a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs—a retaliation punch, they say, for rockets raining down from their northern neighbor. The IDF’s got their story straight: they were hunting a Hezbollah drone stash. Lebanon’s National News Agency backed it up, reporting, “Israeli warplanes struck the Hadath neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs.” 

Meanwhile, Israel kept the heat on, pounding Hezbollah targets down in southern Lebanon like they’re settling an old score.

Over in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron wasn’t having it. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, he called the Beirut strike “unacceptable,” growling that it’s the kind of move that “plays into the hands of Hezbollah.” He's obviously stupid or a terrorist sympathizer.

France, part of the ceasefire watchdog crew, is clearly itching to keep this powder keg from blowing sky-high again.

 
But Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz isn't backing down. He’s pointing the finger square at Lebanon’s government, saying they’re on the hook for this mess. His warning? “If there is no quiet in Kiryat Shmona and the Galilee communities, there will be no quiet in Beirut either.” Straight-up, no-chill vibes. 

The UN’s Lebanon point person, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, chimed in too, calling Friday’s cross-border fireworks “deeply concerning.” You can almost hear the collective groan—here we go again.

Hezbollah, though? They’re playing the “not me” card. 

The terrorist group denied any hand in Friday’s rocket show—or last Saturday’s, for that matter. They’re swearing up and down they’re still cool with the November ceasefire, the one that was supposed to cap off months of bloody chaos with Israel. And if you believe that, you might think chickens have lips.

Flashback: the group started lobbing rockets and shells Israel’s way right after Hamas kicked off their October 7, 2023, terror spree. That lit the fuse for all-out war—Israel hit back hard, turning Beirut into a punching bag and rolling tanks across the line. This, of course, pissed off the anti-Semite communities in Europe and the USA.

 
The truce deal was the off-ramp: Lebanese troops beefing up the south, Hezbollah pulling its fighters and toys out, and Israel easing back a bit. But with bombs dropping again, it’s looking like that ceasefire’s hanging by a damn thread. Stay tuned—this ain’t over.

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