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Israel strikes Beirut suburbs for first time since ceasefire was announced
AP | May 7, 2026 4:57 AM CST

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Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs Wednesday, the first since an April 17 ceasefire, targeting a Hezbollah Radwan Force commander. This escalation follows continued fighting in southern Lebanon and previous major strikes on Beirut in early April. The unannounced attack marks a significant development in the ongoing conflict.

Women walk next to a collapsed building, at the site of an Israeli strike that took place before a temporary ceasefire went into effect, on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 6, 2026.
Beirut: Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs Wednesday for the first time since a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group was announced on April 17.

Fighting has continued since then in southern Lebanon.

The last attacks in Beirut were before that, on April 8, when a series of massive Israeli strikes, including in central Beirut, killed more than 350 people.


A statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday's strike, which came without warning, targeted a commander in Hezbollah's Radwan Force. Hezbollah did not immediately comment.


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