Posted on 03/02/2026 7:31:51 AM PST by MtnClimber
No reports of injuries or damage in Israel; terror group says attacks are ‘revenge’ for Khamenei’s killing; Lebanese PM condemns ‘irresponsible act’; IDF says Hezbollah ‘destroying Lebanon’.
Rockets and drones launched from Lebanon set sirens blaring across northern Israel in the early hours of Monday, as the Hezbollah terror group entered the fray to assist its backer, Iran, with its relentless attacks against the Jewish state.
The terror group’s attacks — which it said were in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the opening minutes of the joint Israeli-US assault on Iran on Saturday — were met with an immediate response from Israel, with waves of airstrikes across Lebanon, including multiple strikes in the capital, Beirut, and the Dahiyeh suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold.
The IDF charged that Hezbollah, having initiated conflict when warned by Israel and implored by the Beirut government not to do so, was “destroying the state of Lebanon.”
Sirens were activated in the northern city of Haifa and surrounding areas shortly after 1 a.m., and the Israel Defense Forces confirmed not long after that the source of the rocket fire that set off the alarms was not Iran, but Lebanon. It then stated that Hezbollah was behind the attack, and Hezbollah acknowledged responsibility soon after.
The military said that one rocket was intercepted by air defenses, and at least two others were allowed to fall in open areas.
Alerts warning of a drone attack also sounded in the Upper Galilee shortly after, with air defenses shooting down at least two suspected drones, according to military sources.
At least three more rockets launched from Lebanon struck open areas in northern Israel at around 3 a.m., without setting off sirens, “according to protocol,” the military said.
There were no reports of injuries or damage as a result of the attacks.
Hezbollah, in a statement claiming responsibility for launching “a barrage of precision missiles and a swarm of drones,” said it attacked as “revenge for the blood of the Supreme Leader of the Muslims, Ali Khamenei.”
The terror group claimed that it had targeted a missile defense site south of Haifa.
The attack came hours after Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem vowed that his group would confront Israel and the US over their strikes on Iran, despite the Lebanese government’s plea for it to remain on the sidelines as it had done during the previous 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June 2025.
But the request fell on deaf ears as Hezbollah moved ahead with its attack, marking the first time that the Iranian proxy had fired at Israel since the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect in November 2024.
The attack, Hezbollah suggested, should constitute a “warning” to Israel to “withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory” — the five border posts Israel has held on to in Lebanon, citing security concerns, despite being required to withdraw under the 2024 ceasefire.
In response to the rocket fire, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military launched an “offensive campaign” against Hezbollah that would likely last several days.
“We have begun an offensive campaign against Hezbollah. We are not just on the defense, now we go on the offense,” he said during an assessment following Hezbollah’s rocket and drone attacks on Israel.
“We need to prepare for several days of fighting, many. We need strong defensive readiness and continuous offensive preparedness, in waves,” he said.
The IDF confirmed that it had begun striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, saying that it would “not allow the organization to pose a threat to the State of Israel and harm the residents of the north.”
Alluding to the Lebanese government’s fear that Hezbollah would drag the country back into open hostilities, the IDF said the terror group was “destroying the state of Lebanon.”
“Responsibility for the escalation lies with it,” the military said.
IDF targets Hezbollah in Beirut, issues evacuation warnings in southern villages
According to the IDF, dozens of strikes in Beirut and in southern Lebanon hit Hezbollah headquarters and infrastructure, as well as a vehicle carrying two operatives from the terror group’s elite Radwan Force in the Kfar Dajjal area.....SNIP
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Will HAMAS be stupid enough to try something?
“””””Hezbollah enters fray and fires rockets, drones”””””
Putin Joins Hezbollah Terrorist Leader to Mourn Khamenei’s Death
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/03/01/putin-joins-hezbollah-terrorist-leader-to-mourn-khameneis-death/
“A grieving Russian President Vladimir Putin mourned the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claiming Sunday it was “a cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law.”
Putin sent his public condolences to his Iranian counterpart, promising Khamenei will be remembered “as an outstanding statesman” who helped elevate Russian-Iranian relations, AP reports.”
Hezbollah is under new management. Again.
Do these scum ever learn?
You kill them and they talk about revenge.
You kill more in their host nation, Lebanon where they are warned to stay out of the fight just as they were warned on October 7th 2003. Don’t do it...don’t do it...oooops you dumbfu**s. Are you collective Arab brains calcified?
I was surprised. After all the body blows Hezbollah has taken in the last year, I thought they might sit this one out.
OTOH, I’ve heard/read that the IRGC has taken over the operation of Hezbollah’s missile stockpile because they weren’t trustful of their ability - especially after the cell phone bombings and airstrikes carried out by the IDF.
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