Overview
- Israel’s air force hit Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday in the first such strike since a mid‑April ceasefire took hold.
- Israel said it set out to eliminate a Radwan unit commander, and Israeli media named Malek Balut and reported he and several fighters were killed.
- Hezbollah-linked sources told dpa and AFP that a commander died, while residents described loud blasts, street panic, and flight from southern neighborhoods.
- Channel 13 reported the raid followed an intelligence tip and that jets dropped about ten heavy bombs on an apartment in Dahiyeh.
- Northern Israel shifted to higher alert, as near-daily exchanges since March keep the truce fragile and raise the risk of a broader clash.