The IDF warned of attacks on the south of Beirut, Israel carried out the operation.

On the morning of Friday August 13, the Israel Defense Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. According to Reuters, these were the first strikes in several days on densely populated areas. The Israeli military said the strikes targeted targets of the terrorist group Hezbollah. They also attacked the group's command centers in the Nabatiyeh region in southern Lebanon.

Preliminary measures were taken to minimize the threat to civilians, including warning residents of the area. This is recorded in the IDF statement. The Israeli army announced that it carried out strikes as part of the operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut were aimed at hitting terrorist targets.