According to Israeli media, Ali al-Husseini, the commander of the missile unit in the Imam Hussein Division, a brigade affiliated with Iran’s Quds Force that operates alongside Hezbollah, was the target of the attack.

The escalation comes as Lebanon and Israel prepare for talks between military delegations in the US.

More than a dozen explosions rocked Beirut, witnesses said, in the most intensive strikes on the southern suburbs since a war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024.

The intensification comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion in the Israeli military's attacks in Lebanon, despite an ongoing ceasefire.

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday (May 28), the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that…

According to Israeli media, Ali al-Husseini, the commander of the missile unit in the Imam Hussein Division, a brigade affiliated with Iran’s Quds Force that operates alongside…

Israel struck Beirut targeting Ali al-Husni, head of Iran's Imam Hossein Division missile force, escalating tensions with Hezbollah amid fragile ceasefires.

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It was the first attack by Israel on the Lebanese capital in weeks and could complicate efforts by the United States and Iran to agree to a peace deal to end the war in Iran.

Israel resumed striking Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday for the first time in three weeks.

Officials say Israeli military had held off from striking capital city due to requests from Trump administration