Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.
Hezbollah said the strike, launched almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended that Israel-Hezbollah war, threatened an escalation of attacks — just days before Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit Lebanon on his first foreign trip.
The strike in the suburb killed five people and wounded 25 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
Heavy machinery and workers cleared debris and shattered glass on Monday in Beirut’s Haret Hreik suburb, where an Israeli strike damaged several buildings and vehicles.
Technicians were also seen restoring power, working on cables along damaged utility columns.