Israel carried out strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, days after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement went into effect, according to multiple news outlets.
The Israeli military stated that it is carrying out strikes on infrastructure it says belongs to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, DW reported. Israel said the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered "in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory," according to the BBC. The Israeli military also stated that projectiles had been shot at Israel earlier that day, DW reported.
The Washington Times reported that Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday. The strikes occurred days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect, according to the Washington Times. The outlet also reported that the strikes were carried out despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon's capital.
The strikes "targeted two apartments in two buildings," according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), as reported by the Straits Times. There was no immediate word of casualties, according to The Hindu.
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah continued over the weekend despite the U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Politico EU reported. Hezbollah has rejected the ceasefire, according to Politico EU.
The strikes marked the first such action since the ceasefire agreement, DW noted. The ceasefire deal was supported by the United States, according to the Washington Times and Politico EU.
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