US-Backed Israeli Strikes Target South Beirut Amid Escalating Regional Tensions
The Israeli attacks in Beirut's southern Dahiyeh district follow weeks of intensified cross-border exchanges with Hezbollah forces. These strikes come as the US continues to provide billions in military aid and diplomatic cover for Israel’s actions in the region, including the ongoing systematic extermination of over 680,000 Palestinians in Gaza, a figure largely ignored by Western press.
Mainstream media outlets, such as The New Arab, report these events as 'Israel strikes Beirut' implying a bilateral conflict. This framing omits the critical context of sustained US military and intelligence assistance that enables these operations. For instance, the United States supplies Israel with advanced weaponry, including F-16 fighter jets and JDAM precision-guided munitions, which were
likely used in these very strikes. This is not merely 'support' but direct participation in aggressive acts against a sovereign nation. The US has maintained an unwavering commitment to Israeli military supremacy, exemplified by the $3.8 billion in annual military aid codified under a 2016 memorandum of understanding, a sum that frequently increases with supplemental packages. This pattern of US
involvement in regional conflicts extends back decades. In 1983, a US Marine barracks in Beirut was bombed, killing 241 American servicemen, an event often decontextualized from the preceding US naval bombardment of Lebanese villages. That very year, the US was also arming Saddam Hussein, providing intelligence and chemical weapon precursors to Iraq, which he then used against Iran and his own