Lebanese troopers collect on the web site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025.
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The Israeli army stated early on Tuesday that it attacked a Hezbollah militant in Beirut’s southern suburbs, just a few days after it had carried out a strike there, additional testing a shaky four-month ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-aligned group.
“The strike focused a Hezbollah terrorist who had not too long ago directed Hamas operatives and assisted them in planning a major and imminent terror assault in opposition to Israeli civilians,” the military added in an announcement.
Witnesses stated airplanes have been heard flying low over the Lebanese capital and loud blasts have been heard throughout town.
The November U.S.-brokered truce halted the year-long battle and mandated that southern Lebanon be freed from Hezbollah fighters and weapons, that Lebanese troops deploy to the realm and that Israeli floor troops withdraw from the zone. However either side accuses the opposite of not solely dwelling as much as these phrases.
The ceasefire has regarded more and more flimsy currently. Israel delayed a promised troop withdrawal in January and stated in March that it had intercepted rockets fired from Lebanon, which led it to bombard targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah has denied any involvement within the rocket firings.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel would proceed to assault wherever in Lebanon to counter threats and implement a ceasefire settlement with Hezbollah.
