STORY: :: Jerusalem / May 7, 2026
:: Israel's prime minister says there is 'no immunity' for Israel's enemies after their recent attack on Beirut
:: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister
"Yesterday evening, we eliminated the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force, in the heart of Beirut. This is the same senior terrorist who led the plan to conquer the North. He thought he could continue to direct attacks against our forces and our communities from his secret terrorist headquarters in Beirut. He likely read in the press that he had immunity in Beirut. Well, he read it and it is no longer the case. In the past month, we have eliminated more than 200 Hezbollah terrorists who acted against Israeli citizens and Israeli army soldiers. We are doing the same in Gaza, eliminating terror cells, including yesterday. I say to our enemies in the clearest possible way: No terrorist has immunity. Anyone who threatens the State of Israel will pay the price. Thank you to our heroic fighters, to the intelligence personnel, and to our Air Force. You are the best in the world. I salute you; the people of Israel salute you!"
Israel said the attack killed the commander of the Iran-backed group's elite Radwan force.
Hezbollah, which controls Beirut's southern suburbs, has yet to issue any statement on the strike or the commander's status.
Wednesday's (May 6) strike raises pressure on the Lebanon ceasefire that emerged in parallel to a truce in the wider Middle East war, with a halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon being a key Iranian demand in Tehran's negotiations with Washington.
