Currently Online 
Death toll in Israel’s attack on Beirut climbs to four
Dahiyeh is the stronghold of Hezbollah. The building that was attacked has collapsed and four people were killed, seven injured.
We do not know the identity of the victims. However, Israelis are saying they were attacking a Hezbollah member who was assisting Hamas operatives and who was preparing to attack Israel. The Lebanese side is rejecting these claims.
Israel attacked Beirut on March 28, for the first time since the ceasefire was agreed between Hezbollah and Israel in November 2024. There are differences between the two attacks.
On the one from three days ago, Israel said there were rockets from the Lebanese side, and that it was a retaliation. Before hitting that building, Israel issued an evacuation order. But this time, there have been no rockets fired from the Lebanese side, and Israel has not issued any evacuation order before attacking.
Hezbollah officials here are saying they are committed to the ceasefire agreement. President Joseph Aoun, after the Israeli attacks three days ago, also said the rockets were not fired by Hezbollah.
Israel names target of Beirut attack
The Israeli military, the Israel Securities Authority, and the Mossad intelligence agency have issued a joint statement, claiming the overnight attack on Beirut’s Dahiyeh area killed Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdeir, who they say served in Hezbollah’s Unit 3900 as well as Iran’s elite Quds Force.
Without providing evidence, they claimed Bdeir recently cooperated with Hamas operatives and assisted “them in planning and advancing a significant and imminent terror attack against Israeli civilians”.
They claimed they decided to strike Bdeir given the “immediacy of the threat”.
UN special coordinator for Lebanon condemns Israeli raid on Beirut
Jeanine Hennis, the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, said “with the Lebanese Government taking positive steps and gradual returns to northern Israel, further escalation is the last thing anyone needs.”
She said on X that UN Resolution 1701 is the “only viable route” forward.
The resolution calls for the Lebanese armed forces and UN peacekeepers to be the only military presence between the border with Israel and the Litani River, about 30km (18 miles) to the north.
Beirut attack is Israel’s attempt to ‘assassinate’ UN resolution: Parliament speaker
Nabih Berri has labelled Israel’s raid on Beirut’s southern suburbs an “attempt with fire, blood, and destruction to assassinate the UN resolution and demolish its implementation mechanism”.
In a post published on social media, he emphasised that this attack, occurring during Eid al-Fitr and following a series of violations, is part of Israel’s broader attempt to undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty and its institutions.
Berri also highlighted that Lebanon has upheld its ceasefire commitments, while Israel continues to breach the agreement.
He urged international actors who have supported the ceasefire to take responsibility and pressure Israel to halt its aggression, respect Lebanon’s sovereignty, and withdraw from occupied territory.
A damaged building in Beirut, Lebanon
