(Sep. 22, 2024 / JNS) Israel struck Hezbollah in its Beirut stronghold in ways the group never anticipated, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday, speaking after an airstrike killed a senior terrorist leader in the city and days after thousands of operatives were wounded in attacks attributed to Jerusalem.

“If Hezbollah did not understand the message, I promise you: It will understand the message,” the prime minister said in remarks shared by his office.

Israel dealt Hezbollah “a series of blows it couldn’t have imagined,” he said.