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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Commander in Beirut Suburb
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there is no immunity for Israel's enemies a day after the military conducted its first strike on Beirut's southern suburbs since a ceasefire took effect last month. The strike killed a Hezbollah commander. Israeli actions have continued in both Lebanon and Gaza despite truce agreements.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 7 there was no "immunity" for Israel's enemies. The statement came one day after the Israeli military carried out a strike on a Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs, the first such strike there since a ceasefire with Hezbollah was declared last month.
The strike occurred on Wednesday. Israeli officials have not detailed the full outcome of the targeting beyond confirming the strike occurred.
In Gaza, the territory's Health Ministry reported at least 846 Palestinians killed in ongoing violence since a truce was declared there in October. One strike hit a security post, killing three people. Al Jazeera reported on a Palestinian boy who mourned his father killed in that strike on the security post.
Israeli strikes in Gaza have continued almost every day. The strikes have included actions against an engineer and drivers transporting water. Homes have been flattened. Families are living in tents. Hospitals and schools lie in ruins. An analysis of the war’s impact on education found Palestinian children describing themselves as feeling like the living dead.
The situation in both territories reflects de-escalation agreements that have not ended lethal violence. The fragile nature of both the Lebanon and Gaza ceasefires has raised questions about their long-term viability without stronger enforcement.
