Overview

• On April 27, Israel bombed a Hezbollah missile storage site in southern Beirut, claiming it posed a significant threat to Israeli security.
• The strike, ordered by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, marks the third such attack in southern Beirut since the November 2024 ceasefire.
• The Israeli army issued urgent evacuation warnings to residents in the area before the strike, which caused a large fire and widespread panic.
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the US and France, guarantors of the ceasefire, to enforce the truce and halt Israeli attacks.
• UN envoy Jeanine Hennis warned the strike could destabilize the fragile ceasefire, urging all parties to avoid actions escalating tensions.