Israeli Army Carries Out First Strike on Beirut Since Ceasefire

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs Haret Hreik neighborhood on May 6.Photographer: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images

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May 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC

The Israeli army carried out an attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday, the first in the vicinity of the Lebanese capital since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect last month.

The Israel Defense Forces sought to assassinate the commander of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in Beirut, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement.