Overview
- Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiya, the first such hit there since a mid-April ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
- The army moved northern Israel to higher alert in case of escalation after the strike.
- Israeli leaders said they aimed to eliminate a Radwan unit commander they blame for shelling Israeli towns and attacking soldiers.
- Israeli Channel 13 reported that Radwan commander Malek Balut, his deputy and other fighters were killed, while Hezbollah-linked sources told dpa and AFP that a commander died.
- Residents described powerful blasts, drivers pulling over in panic and people fleeing the southern suburbs.