Israel continues strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing 3

Israel said its military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday after the Lebanese armed group fired ⁠into Israeli territory.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT — Israel said its military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday after the Lebanese armed group fired ⁠into Israeli territory, and Lebanon’s Civil Defense Ministry said three people were killed.

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The Israeli military said earlier that Hezbollah had launched three projectiles towards communities in northern Israel, calling it a blatant ceasefire violation.

“The IDF has now ⁠attacked terrorist targets of ​the ⁠Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah’s firing into ⁠Israeli territory,” a joint statement by Prime Minister ​Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel ‌Katz said.