Lebanon Latest Israeli strikes Beirut despite ‘ceasefire’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 07, 2026 · 61 words

Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict ceasefire violations

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Lebanon Latest Israeli strikes Beirut despite ‘ceasefire’ Lebanon Latest Israeli strikes Beirut despite ‘ceasefire’ Israel has carried out its first airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the April 16 US-brokered ceasefire, killing a senior Hezbollah…

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that killing a senior Hezbollah commander. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: killing a senior Hezbollah commander.

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Claim 1: “killing a senior Hezbollah commander”

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Multiple independent reports confirm the death of a senior Hezbollah commander, specifically identifying him as Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the group's military chief of staff, in the Beirut airstrike.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Israeli_attacks_o…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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Claim 2: “April 16 US-brokered ceasefire”

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Wikipedia explicitly documents the '2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire' as a temporary cessation of hostilities agreed upon on 16 April 2026, brokered by the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a temporary cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire

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Claim 3: “Israel has carried out its first airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the April 16 US-brokered ceasefire”

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Multiple independent news sources (BBC News, The Guardian) and Wikipedia confirm that Israel conducted an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs (Dahieh) for the first time since the April 16 ceasefire.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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