The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.
May 6, 2026 at 4:36 p.m. EDT13 minutes ago
First responders work amid the damage wrought by an Israeli airstrike Wednesday in Beirut's Haret Hreik neighborhood. (AFP/Getty Images)
BEIRUT — Israeli forces launched an airstrike against a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces in Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday, the first attack near the Lebanese capital since the start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last month.
