Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

"Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."

Allah Almighty has spoken the truth.

In retaliation for the pure blood of the Leader of the Muslims, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Imam Sayyid Ali al-Husseini Khamenei (may his secret be sanctified), who was unjustly and treacherously shed at the hands of the criminal Zionist enemy; and in defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the framework of responding to repeated Israeli aggressions:

The Islamic Resistance targeted, at midnight between Sunday and Monday, March 2, 2026, the Mishmar HaCarmel missile defense site** belonging to the Israeli enemy army south of the occupied city of Haifa, using a barrage of specialized missiles and a squadron of drones.

The Resistance leadership has always affirmed that the continued Israeli aggressions and the assassination of our leaders, youth, and people grant us the right to defend and respond at the appropriate time and place.

The Israeli enemy cannot continue its aggression, which has spanned fifteen months, without receiving a warning response to halt this aggression and withdraw from occupied Lebanese territories.

This response is a legitimate act of defense, and officials and concerned parties must put an end to the Israeli-American aggression against Lebanon.

Intensive and continuous fire belts (heavy airstrikes) targeting the Southern Suburb (Dahiyeh) of Beirut.