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It was the first attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs since a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force on April 17.
Israeli forces have bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs and claim to have assassinated eliminated Malek Balou, a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.
“Israeli warplanes launched an attack, targeting Ghobeiri” in the southern suburbs, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, as a loud explosion and extensive damage were reported from the area.
The Israel Defense Forces identified the target as Malek Balou, a commander in the group’s elite special operations unit.
This action follows a series of Israeli operations against Hezbollah leadership earlier in 2026. In April, Israeli forces killed Haj Youssef Ismail Hashem, commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, in a naval strike on Beirut. Other strikes targeted intelligence officials and aides close to Hezbollah’s senior leadership.
- Israel bombed Beirut in an expansion of attacks on Lebanon and in the first strike on the Lebanese capital since a “ceasefire”, in name only, came into force on April 17.
- Israeli forces have
consistentlyviolated the ceasefire withretaliated and on Wednesday killed at least 13 people in attacks across the country, includingclaiming to have targetedeliminating a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut.
- Hamas has condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza, calling the daily bombings and growing death toll a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement” and a continuation of Israel’s “war of extermination” in the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the attack, saying he and Defence Minister Israel Katz had instructed the army to carry out the attack.
“Radwan terrorists are responsible for shooting at Israeli settlements and harming [Israeli army] soldiers. No terrorist has immunity – Israel’s long hand will catch every enemy and murderer,” Netanyahu said in a post on Telegram.
“Israeli warplanes launched an attack, targeting Ghobeiri” in the southern suburbs, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, as a loud explosion and extensive damage were reported from the area.
- Israel’s army claims to have killed 220 Hezbollah fighters since the mid-April ceasefire brokered by the US between Israel and Lebanon came into effect. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel has killed more than 2,700 people since March 2, including dozens since the supposed ceasefire began.
- At least nine Palestinians have been killed and 39 wounded in Israeli attacks over 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry says in a statement. Since the US-brokered October “ceasefire” came into effect, 846 people in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks and 2,418 were injured.
Netanyahu says slain Hezbollah leader didn’t have ‘immunity’
The Israeli prime minister has commented on the killing of Ahmad Balut, commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Unit, in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday.
“He apparently read in the press that he had immunity in Beirut. So he read – and that will no longer happen,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement.
“He believed he could continue directing attacks against our forces and our communities from his hidden terrorist headquarters in Beirut.”
Netanyahu said the Israeli army is also targeting Hamas operatives in Gaza despite US-brokered ceasefires in force in both places.
“I say to our enemies in the clearest possible way: No terrorist has immunity. Anyone who threatens Israel puts his own life at risk.”
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