DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, It was the first attack on Beirut’s southern predominantly Shia area since a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force on April 17.Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Israeli forces have bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs and claim to have assassinated 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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIsraeli 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.“We promised to bring security to the residents of the north – this is how we do it and this is how we will continue to do it!” he added.Hezbollah has not yet responded to the Israeli claim.First attack on Beirut after truceAl Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto, reporting from Tyre, said the evening attack took place at a time of calm in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.“There has been cautious calm since the start of the ceasefire, and this is the first strike on the capital’s southern suburbs since April 9,” he said.“There was an unspoken agreement that Beirut would not be targeted during this ceasefire, while Israel reserved the right to target any other places that they said were posing a threat to national security,” our correspondent said.He said that there were many people who returned to the southern suburbs after the beginning of the ceasefire, and videos showed …
