Iran warns Hezbollah will strike civilian targets deeper in Israel as war fears heighten

The Times of Israel reports: “Iran said on Saturday it expects Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah terror group to strike deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets after Israel killed Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr.

The warning comes amid increased fears of a major escalation in the area and continued cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which started attacking Israel the day after the October 7 Hamas-launched onslaught on Israel from Gaza.

But a strike claimed by Israel in a crowded residential area of South Beirut changed the Lebanese terror group’s calculus, Iran’s mission to the United Nations said.

A spokesperson for Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations told CBS that until now, Hezbollah has limited itself according to an ‘unwritten understanding’ with Israel ‘confining their actions to border areas and shallow zones, targeting primarily military objectives.’

‘However, the [Israeli] regime’s attack on the Dahieh [neighborhood] in Beirut and the targeting of a residential building marked a deviation from these boundaries. We anticipate that, in its response, Hezbollah will choose both broader and deeper targets, and will not restrict itself solely to military targets and means,’ the spokesperson said…”

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