An Israeli airstrike hit a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday for the first time since the ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia came into effect.
Two explosions were heard and black smoke could be seen, dpa reporters at the scene confirmed.
It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the attack on Telegram. “A short while ago, the IDF struck a terrorist infrastructure site used to store UAVs by Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit (127) in the area of Dahieh, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut,” it said.
Fighter jets were seen earlier, both in the capital and its suburbs.
The Hezbollah-run al-Manar television station reported that there had been several limited warning drone strikes before the attack.
The Israeli military had previously issued a warning to residents of the affected neighbourhood on X, saying they were close to Hezbollah facilities.
A ceasefire has been in place between Israel and Hezbollah since November.
The Iran-backed militia had been firing rockets at Israel for more than a year since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023 in support of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Israel responded with massive airstrikes and a ground offensive.
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