Israel resumed striking Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday for the first time in three weeks. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA
BEIRUT, Lebanon May 28 (UPI) -- Israel resumed striking Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, targeting an apartment building, while intensifying military attacks in south Lebanon to curb Hezbollah's emerging drone threats.
The strike occurred ahead of a scheduled meeting at the Pentagon in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations to discuss consolidating the April 17 cease-fire and other security arrangements.
It hit a residential building in the Chouaifat area, setting a second-floor apartment on fire and inflicting casualties and damage.
Ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the site amid initial reports that at least one person was killed and others were wounded.
