Israel has carried out an airstrike within the southern suburbs of Beirut concentrating on a senior Hezbollah commander, an Israeli navy spokesman stated.
The Israeli navy stated Tuesday’s assault was in retaliation for an assault on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday that killed 12 kids and youngsters.
Hezbollah, which has denied involvement in Saturday’s assault, instructed mediators it could nonetheless reply to any Israeli strike, a Hezbollah official stated in written feedback despatched to reporters.
Because the weekend assault, Beirut had braced for Israeli strikes and international locations together with the US, Britain, Germany and France had urged residents to depart Lebanon or keep away from touring there.
Many airways have cancelled flights to Beirut.
This was the most recent escalation in a virtually 10-month-old battle between Israel and Hezbollah alongside the Israel-Lebanon border.