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The Israeli military conducted an airstrike on a Beirut suburb that targeted a Hezbollah operative, after hitting the Lebanese capital a few days ago in its first assault on the region since a ceasefire started in November. Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday the strike targeted the operative “who had recently directed Hamas operatives and assisted them in planning a significant and imminent terror attack against Israeli civilians.” It added in a post on social media the military acted to “eliminate him and remove the threat.” There has been no indication of a warning being given before the strike. At least three people were killed, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Lebanese health ministry. In late March, Israeli forces hit a Hezbollah drone-storage facility in the suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, shortly after it sent a warning to civilians to leave the area. That strike was the first in the region since the ceasefire was reached with the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. The Beirut-area strikes come as Israel’s multi-front conflict with Iran-backed militias intensifies after a period of relative calm earlier in the year. Israel is again conducting ground and air attacks on Hamas in Gaza, after a ceasefire there collapsed last month. The country is regularly hitting targets in Syria and being attacked by the Yemen-based Houthis. Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis are all designated terrorist organizations by the US and many other countries. With assistance from Aradhana Aravindan. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
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