Reuters. Surveillance footage in Beirut captured the moment an Israeli strike hit the Lebanese capital for the first time on Wednesday (May 6), since a ceasefire was agreed last month.
The strike raised pressure on the ceasefire that had halted Israeli attacks on Beirut, even as Israeli forces remained deployed in areas south of the Litani River and continued to carry out strikes in southern Lebanon.
The location was confirmed by the buildings, football pitches and road layout which matched satellite imagery. The location also matched aftermath footage filmed by Reuters.
The date when the video was filmed was verified by the CCTV time and date stamp which matched Reuters reporting that Israel had struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday evening.
Rescuers searched on Thursday (May 7) through the rubble of a building in Beirut's southern suburbs, the morning after it was hit by an Israeli strike.
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday (May 6) for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in the city's southern suburbs.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced the action in a joint statement. Israeli media reported that the commander was killed in the strike, but there was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli military or Hezbollah.
More than 2,700 people have been killed in the war in Lebanon since March 2, the Health Ministry says.
The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel since March 2. Israel has announced 17 soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, along with two civilians in northern Israel.
