People pass next of a damaged car at the site where an Israeli strike hit at an apartment building on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Sunday, November 23, 2025. BILAL HUSSEIN / AP
Israel said it had carried out an air strike on Sunday, November 23, targeting Hezbollah's chief of staff in Beirut, leaving a smoking hole in the side of an apartment building and debris scattered in the street, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists. Lebanon's health ministry reported at least five person killed in the strike, and 28 people wounded, calling it a "preliminary toll." The strike took place in Beirut's southern suburbs, a densely populated area where Hezbollah holds sway, and caused "injuries and significant damage," according to Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA).
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had given the orders for the attack – the latest against a target in Lebanon, despite a year-long ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. "A short while ago, in the heart of Beirut, the IDF attacked the Hezbollah chief of staff, who had been leading the terrorist organisation's buildup and rearmament," the premier's office said in a statement. "Israel is determined to act to achieve its objectives everywhere and at all times."
