Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs

6/6/2025 6:04

The Israeli military said on

Thursday that it was attacking Hezbollah targets in Beirut's

southern suburbs, and the Lebanese state news agency reported

three strikes.



Reuters video showed smoke billowing from the area after the

first strikes on the Hezbollah stronghold in over a month.



The Israeli army earlier told residents of four

neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs known

as Dahiyeh to evacuate ahead of strikes on what it said were

underground Hezbollah drone-manufacturing sites financed by

Iran.



Thousands fled, causing traffic gridlock in an area hit hard

in a year-long war that ended in a November ceasefire between

Israel and Hezbollah.



The attacks occurred as the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha was

due to begin on Thursday. The strikes "generated renewed panic

and fear on the eve of Eid Al-Adha," the Office of the United

Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon said on X.



Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack in a

statement. "This blatant violation of an international agreement

... on the eve of a sacred religious occasion, is damning

evidence of the perpetrator's rejection of the requirements of

stability, settlement, and just peace in our region," he said.



There was no immediate comment from the Iran-backed

Hezbollah.



Hezbollah and Israel accuse each other of not entirely

living up to terms of the ceasefire, and the truce has looked

shaky in recent months.



Israel dealt severe blows to Hezbollah in the war, killing

thousands of its fighters, destroying much of its arsenal and

eliminating its top leadership, including Hassan Nasrallah.



Separately, the Israeli military also warned residents of a

southern Lebanese village to evacuate ahead of strikes,

according to a statement from the Israeli army's Arabic

spokesperson on X.