On Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force attacked the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, for the first time since the beginning of the ceasefire. According to an AFP source, the commander of the Radwan elite unit operating within the Hezbollah militant movement was killed there, writes TASR.
- After the cease-fire, the Israeli Air Force struck the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, for the first time.
- The commander of the Radwán elite unit of the Hezbollah movement was killed in the attack.
- The attack was aimed at the apartment where the meeting of the Radwán unit was taking place.
- According to available information, the US government was informed in advance about the attack.
- Israeli attacks since March have killed over 2,700 people and displaced a million residents.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Kac said in a joint statement that the aim of the attack was to eliminate the commander of the unit responsible for attacks on Israeli communities and soldiers. TV station Kešet 12 reports that in addition to the commander, his deputy and several fighters were also killed.
A Lebanese security source confirmed to AFP on condition of anonymity that the attack hit the apartment where the meeting of the Radwán unit was held.
The attack on the Beirut suburb of Dahija took place around 20:00 local time (19:00 CET). Residents reported loud explosions and DPA eyewitnesses spoke of panic in the streets. The United States was reportedly informed about the attack in advance.
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health another 11 people were killed in Wednesday’s Israeli attacks in the south and east of the country. At least 33 people were injured, including six children and four women.
Israeli attacks have killed more than 2,700 people and displaced more than a million people since the start of the latest conflict on March 2 – primarily residents of southern and eastern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut, AFP reminds.
A cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon began at midnight on April 16-17. However, in the south of Lebanon, fighting took place in spite of him. Both sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating it.
