Israel strikes two apartments in Beirut's southern suburbs
Israel's military struck alleged Hezbollah command centres in Beirut's southern suburbs in response to rocket fire on northern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday.
"In accordance with the directives of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the Israel Defense Forces have just struck a militant command center in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, in response to Hezbollah's fire towards Israeli territory," his office said.
Lebanese media reports said the strike destroyed two floors of a building between Mreijeh and Hay el-Sellom.
Israel's public broadcaster said Israel informed the United States of the attack in advance.
Al-Arabiya television meanwhile quoted an unnamed source as saying that "the attacks on Israel" were being plotted from the targeted site.
Earlier in the day Israel had said that it intercepted two rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel. Netanyahu later said that Israel will not allow firing at its communities and "will act accordingly."
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a new U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Wednesday. However, Hezbollah has rejected the agreement and continued to trade fire with Israel in recent days.
Israel has threatened to target Beirut's southern suburbs if Hezbollah launches attacks on northern Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump had recently announced an agremeent under which both sides would refrain from bombing the aforementioned Lebanese and Israeli regions.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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