Israel Says Hezbollah Agent Targeted in Beirut Suburb Strike
A heavily-damaged building in Beirut's southern suburbs on April 1.
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Israel conducted an airstrike on a Beirut suburb that targeted a Hezbollah operative, days after the military’s first assault on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire started in November.
The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday the strike was aimed at Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdeir, a member of Hezbollah, who it said had worked with “Hamas operatives and assisted them in planning a significant and imminent terror attack against Israeli civilians.”