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The strike was the first near the Lebanese capital since a cease-fire that has curbed fighting but not halted it. Washington is pushing for a lasting peace, hoping it will ease diplomacy with Iran.
Israel struck Beirut’s southern outskirts on Wednesday for the first time since a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon took effect last month.
On April 8, just hours into a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, the Israeli military carried out its most intense bombing campaign in Lebanon this year. The New York Times took a closer look at the deadly strikes in Beirut.
The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U.S.-Iran peace talks, if it holds.
Israeli and Lebanese officials this week met in Washington for direct talks between two nations, which have technically been at war since 1948.
Israeli and Lebanese officials this week met in Washington for direct talks between two nations, which have technically been at war since 1948.
Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon threatened the cease-fire between the United States and Iran ahead of scheduled peace talks.
But the Israeli prime minister said his country would continue its attacks against the Iran-backed armed group.
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
Deadly airstrikes pummeled Lebanon in what Israel said was its largest bombing wave yet in the monthlong war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.