Update [7:41 PM ET]: The Israel Defense Forces has announced what it is describing as a "large-scale wave" of missile strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut, after the terror group's "deliberate decision" to act as a proxy for Iran:
⭕️ The IDF has begun a large-scale wave of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the Dahieh area, Beirut.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 11, 2026
Interception efforts against Hezbollah projectiles are ongoing.
The IDF is operating with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization following its…
The IDF has begun a large-scale wave of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in the Dahieh area, Beirut.
Interception efforts against Hezbollah projectiles are ongoing.
The IDF is operating with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization following its deliberate decision to attack Israel on behalf of the Iranian regime.
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This was bound to happen sooner or later. One of Iran's proxy terror groups, Hezbollah, has fired over a hundred rockets at Israel, an act that can only be in response to the ongoing Israel/USA attacks on Iran. This is a significant complication, especially since the number of rockets launched overwhelmed the vaunted Iron Dome system.
Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon on Wednesday launched 100 rockets at Israel — overwhelming Israel’s lauded Iron Dome system so much that only half were shot down, an Israel Defense Force source exclusively told The Post.
In response, the IDF is preparing a ground invasion into Lebanon, the source said Wednesday. The attacks from Iran’s proxy militant group and counter assault from Israel mark a new front in the ongoing US-Israeli joint military mission that the US has dubbed Operation Epic Fury.
“The IDF will not tolerate any harm to Israeli civilians and will forcibly respond against any threat posed to the State of Israel,” an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said.
There is, as yet, no information on how much damage was done, or on any deaths or injuries, caused by the rockets that made it through the system. Israel has already started planning a reply. The question is, to what degree this will distract from Israel's involvement in Epic Fury or, as they call it, Operation Roaring Lion. The IDF is, as noted above, preparing a ground invasion, but any such invasion will require air cover and very likely close air support.
The incoming from Lebanon has put Israel’s missile defense system to the test, with rockets not being taken out. It’s unclear what damage has been caused in Israel or the scale of a possible Israeli ground operation in response.
The Israeli Air Force is striking ready-to-launch projectile launchers and additional infrastructure sites belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon, according to a statement from the IDF.
There is one ominous thing about this: Now Hezbollah, and presumably their leash-holders in Iran, know that the Iron Dome system can be overwhelmed. They may have suspected it before now; in fact, they almost certainly did. But now they have a number: 100 rockets all at once is more than the system can handle.
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And there's another problem to the south: Yemen, or more specifically, the Houthis. But so far, they've kept out of this.
So far, the Houthis have not fired at Israel in the current war — leading Israelis to worry the Iranian proxy group is saving its weapons supply for a massive barrage all at once.
That would likely be a suicide mission for the Houthis, and they have to know it. But the question here is this: Could Iran be intending to focus on Israel? Iran and its proxies can reach Israel, where reaching the USA is an entirely different prospect. Israel is powerful, but could Iran be about to attempt a death by a thousand cuts on Israel? It's not at all clear they have enough weapons and influence left to pull that off, but that doesn't mean that they may try, especially when they realize that there's no easy way out of this thing.
Stay tuned. This thing isn't over yet, and we are reminded now of one of Murphy's Laws of Combat: No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
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