Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war

Israel has launched an attack on Beirut, marking its first strike on Lebanon's capital since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war last November.

It marked Israel's first strike on Beirut since a ceasefire took hold last November between it and the Hezbollah militant group, though Israel has attacked targets in southern Lebanon almost daily since then.

Israel’s army said it hit a Hezbollah drone storage facility in Dahiyeh, which it called a militant stronghold. The strike came after Israel, which accuses Hezbollah of using civilians as human shields, warned residents to evacuate the area.