Israel carried out air strikes on southern Beirut on Sunday, marking the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire was brokered last week with US involvement. Lebanon’s state news agency reported that two strikes hit apartment buildings in the Dahieh district, an area considered a Hezbollah stronghold. Two people were killed and at least 17 others were injured. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation targeted “terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut” and was conducted in response to Hezbollah fire into Israeli territory. Hezbollah has not publicly commented on the strikes. The attack damaged residential buildings, leaving lower floors exposed and debris scattered across nearby streets. Videos circulating online showed residents and emergency workers rushing to assist the wounded. Shortly before the strikes, an Israeli military spokesman in Arabic posted a warning on social media saying Hezbollah infrastructure was being targeted and hinted that additional operations could follow. The Israeli military also said it intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israel. Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for those launches. Iran strongly condemned the Beirut attack. Ebrahim Rezaie, spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy and national security committee, said Israel should expect a “decisive and painful response”. The strikes come despite recent efforts by the United States to limit Israeli military action in Beirut. Washington has sought to prevent a wider escalation that could complicate ongoing regional diplomacy involving Iran. A week before the truce announced on 3 June, Israel had warned of a broader offensive in Dahieh, triggering a wave of displacement and urgent diplomatic contacts. US officials later said they had pressed Israel to avoid a large-scale operation in the capital. Speaking to NBC on Sunday, President Donald Trump said Lebanon was not necessarily tied to any future peace arrangement with Iran, even as renewed fighting in Beirut threatened to undermine broader regional stability. Lebanon was drawn into the current conflict on 2 March after Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel following an Israeli strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader. Israel responded with extensive air strikes across Lebanon and ground operations in the south. Although a ceasefire has been in place since 17 April, both sides have repeatedly accused each other of violations. Sunday’s strike was the third Israeli attack on Beirut since the truce took effect, with earlier strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah commanders. Political tensions inside Lebanon remain high. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a close ally of Hezbollah, recently criticized the US-backed arrangement, arguing that it did not address Israeli military presence in parts of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has also rejected calls for the group to disarm, saying such demands would serve Israel’s interests.
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