An Israeli airstrike launched today on the suburbs of Beirut has killed at least four people, IPN reports.

Lebanon's Ministry of Health has officially reported at least four deaths and seven injuries, according to Reuters.

Among the victims of the attack is a Hezbollah official, Hassan Bdeir, a Lebanese security source reports.

The Israeli military stated that Hassan Bdeir was a member of Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, and he assisted the Palestinian group Hamas in planning a "significant and imminent terrorist attack against Israeli civilians".

Ibrahim Moussawi, a Hezbollah official, said the Israeli attack amounted to "a major and severe aggression that escalated the situation to an entirely different level." In a televised statement, after visiting the building that was hit, Moussawi called on the Lebanese state "to activate the highest level of diplomacy to find solutions".

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated that the eliminated Hezbollah agent represented "a real and immediate threat".

"We expect Lebanon to take measures to uproot the terrorist organizations operating within its borders against Israel," said Gideon Saar.

Israel had severely targeted Hezbollah during the war, killing thousands of its fighters, destroying much of its arsenal, and eliminating its top leadership, including Hassan Nasrallah on September 27, 2024.

Hezbollah has denied any involvement in the recent rocket attacks from Lebanon towards Israel, including one that led Israel to conduct an airstrike on southern Beirut suburbs.

Israel's attacks on Beirut have resumed amid escalating tensions in the region. Israel resumed attacks in the Gaza Strip in March after a two-month ceasefire, and the US struck Houthi rebels in Yemen, aligned with Iran.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began after the outbreak of conflict between the Israeli military and Hamas in the Gaza Strip in 2023.

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