Israel said on Thursday (7) that it killed a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in an airstrike in Beirut on Wednesday (6), the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire agreed last month.
The Israeli military stated that commander Ahmed Ali Balout was killed when. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the attack in a joint statement on Wednesday (6).
The attack increased pressure on the ceasefire that had halted Israeli attacks on Beirut, even as Israeli forces remained positioned in areas south of the Litani River and continued to carry out attacks in southern Lebanon.
an ally of Iran, responded to these attacks by firing and launching armed drones at Israeli soldiers.
The ceasefire in Lebanon underpinned a broader truce in the war with Iran, with the halt being a key Iranian demand in Tehran’s negotiations with Washington.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israel asked residents to leave several villages north of the Litani River, which could represent an expansion of Israel’s zone of action.
Talks between Israel and Lebanon continue, but largely at ambassadorial level.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday that it was too early to talk about .
