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"At least two people were reportedly killed and 11 injured by an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, the first such attack since the latest ceasefire agreement was reached with Lebanon. Footage shows the damage to flats inside a residential building, as well as the deployment of military intelligence personnel while machinery can be seen clearing the rubble. Lebanese media had earlier reported that the strike on the Al-Mreijeh area in the southern suburbs had resulted in two deaths while 11 were wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that he had ordered an airstrike on "a Hezbollah headquarters in the southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah firing on Israeli territory." According to figures released by the Lebanese Ministry of Health earlier today, 3,613 people have been killed and 11,072 others wounded by Israeli army fire since March 2. The Israeli army had announced that it intercepted two rockets fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel, the first rocket attack attributed to Hezbollah since the new ceasefire agreement came into effect last week. Hezbollah had not claimed responsibility for the rocket fire at the time of publication. On April 15, US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and on April 23 confirmed its extension for three more weeks, following direct talks hosted by Washington between Lebanese and Israeli officials, before the US announced a further 45-day extension in mid-May. However, the ceasefire remains fragile, as the Israeli army and Hezbollah have continued to exchange attacks. On Wednesday, the United States announced that Israel and Lebanon had reached a new agreement to implement the ceasefire following talks in Washington, however ongoing attacks by the two sides have continued."
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