A former Israeli general, reserve general Giora Eiland, described the past 24 hours as "the most successful since October 7." Eiland noted that "today might be the best in the long term," adding that "Lebanon understands that it is not immune to Israeli attacks, especially after Israeli fighters accurately reached a very senior person in Hezbollah." The former Israeli general explained that "despite Hezbollah's heightened alert status, Tel Aviv managed to assassinate Fouad Shukr yesterday, Tuesday, in the heart of the capital, Beirut." Israel announced yesterday that it had assassinated the prominent Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr in an airstrike targeting a residential building in Beirut.