Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire deal agreed with Hezbollah
- Israel launched an attack on Beirut, marking the first strike since a ceasefire with Hezbollah ended in November.
- Israel's defense minister stated, "If there was no peace in Israel's northern communities, there would be no peace in Beirut either."
- Hezbollah denied firing rockets at northern Israel and accused Israel of seeking a pretext to attack Lebanon.
- The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, described the exchange of fire as "deeply concerning.
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Three killed, seven injured in Israeli strike in Beirut
At least three people were killed and seven wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, the Lebanese health ministry said, further testing a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-aligned group.
Since November, the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has crumbled in Lebanon. Within a few days, there was another attack on a Beirut suburb.
Lebanon makes arrests over rockets fired at Israel
BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said Sunday several suspects had been arrested after rockets were fired at neighboring Israel earlier this month, testing a fragile November ceasefire. Lebanon’s General Security agency said it had “arrested a number of suspects, and the relevant authorities have begun investigations with them to determine responsibility and take the appropriate
Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire
Israel has conducted an airstrike on Beirut for the first time since signing a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. Huge smoke plumes rose from the site of the attack in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh and residents reported hearing the explosion from the mountains surrounding the Lebanese capital. The strike threatens to upset the fragile truce in place between Hezbollah and Israel since a ceasefire was signed on 27 November last year. Before the …
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