Israel Called Its Beirut Strikes Precise. We Reconstructed Five of Them

Israel Called Its Beirut Strikes Precise. We Reconstructed Five of Them

Israel has repeatedly described its attacks in Lebanon as “precision” or “targeted” strikes against specific Hezbollah officials and military targets. Embedded within those statements is a broader claim: that Israel can identify, locate and distinguish a specific individual from the civilians living around them. A New Lines investigation has tested that claim, by examining in detail five Israeli strikes in and around Beirut in March and April. T…