Israel’s Channel 14:

“The expected response today against Hezbollah is not expected to include Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiyeh).”
The primary trigger behind this decision is the specific nature and operational context of today's incident in southern Lebanon:
Tactical Nature of the Breach: The incident involved a Hezbollah suicide drone striking an Israeli IDF military engineering vehicle (a D9 bulldozer) operating in the Ali al-Taher hill area of southern Lebanon.
Zero Israeli Casualties: The attack caused no military or civilian fatalities or injuries.
Calibrated Thresholds & Proportionality: Under Israel's operational guidelines, striking Dahiyeh in Beirut is reserved for major strategic escalations—such as direct rocket/missile barrages into Israeli population centers or attacks causing significant casualties. Because today's breach occurred directly against military hardware in the southern frontline security zone, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered retaliatory airstrikes calibrated specifically to targets in southern Lebanon rather than expanding the scope to Beirut.