Israel bombs Hezbollah site in Beirut, ceasefire at risk

Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, targeting a Hezbollah site said to house precision-guided missiles. The attack came after an evacuation order, despite a ceasefire brokered five months ago by the US and France, according to BBC.

Lebanon’s presidency condemned the strike and urged international pressure to stop Israeli actions.

It was Israel’s first strike on Dahieh, Hezbollah’s Beirut stronghold, in nearly a month. Although the ceasefire remains officially in place, Israel continues hitting suspected Hezbollah targets, citing security threats, BBC reported.

The latest escalation adds new strain to the fragile truce and raises fears of fresh conflict along the Lebanese-Israeli border.