Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire ​with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in the city's ‌southern suburbs.

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire agreementSource: Reuters

Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs Wednesday for the first time since a ceasefire between it and the militant group Hezbollah was announced on April 17.

The Israeli Air Force has carried out a strike in a suburb of Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect three weeks ago, targeting a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan unit, officials

Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, marking the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last month, in a major escalation that threatens to unravel the fragile truce between the two sides.

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It was the first attack on Beirut’s southern since a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force on April 17.