‘Israeli madness’: Iran embassy says regime crosses ‘all limits’ with Beirut attacks

An injured man is evacuated from the scene of an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 20, 2024. (By AFP)

Iran’s embassy in Lebanon says Israel has crossed all red lines by conducting an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

At least 12 people, including children, were killed and 66 others wounded in Israeli military’s “targeted strike” against a building in Beirut on Friday.

In a post on its X account on Friday, the embassy said it condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli madness and arrogance that exceeded all limits by targeting residential areas in Beirut.

It emphasized that such terrorist crimes will not undermine the determination and faith of the Lebanese.

The Iranian embassy offered its sincere condolences to the families of the martyrs and wished the speedy recovery for the wounded.

Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network said a drone fired several missiles against Beirut’s heavily-populated Dahiyeh suburb. The NNA, meanwhile, said an F35 jet targeted residential areas with two strikes.

Media outlets cited sources as saying that the attack targeted Ibrahim Aqil, a senior commander of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement.

Aqil is a member of Hezbollah’s Jihad Council, which is responsible for directing the group’s military and security activities.