Israeli airstrike hits Lebanon’s Beirut for first time since November

An Israeli airstrike hit a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday for the primary time because the ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia got here into impact.

Two explosions have been heard and black smoke could possibly be seen, dpa reporters on the scene confirmed.

It was not instantly clear whether or not there have been any casualties.

The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) confirmed the assault on Telegram. “A short time in the past, the IDF struck a terrorist infrastructure web site used to retailer UAVs by Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit (127) within the space of Dahieh, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut,” it stated.

Fighter jets have been seen earlier, each within the capital and its suburbs.

The Hezbollah-run al-Manar tv station reported that there had been a number of restricted warning drone strikes earlier than the assault.

The Israeli army had beforehand issued a warning to residents of the affected neighbourhood on X, saying they have been near Hezbollah services.

A ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Hezbollah since November.

The Iran-backed militia had been firing rockets at Israel for greater than a 12 months because the begin of the Gaza warfare in October 2023 in assist of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Israel responded with huge airstrikes and a floor offensive.