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Live: Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

ABC Australia · May 6, 2026, 7:40 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • The strike was targeting a top Hezbollah official, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, and came as Tehran weighed up a peace deal proposal put forward by the US.
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Link copied Share Share article Israel has carried out an air strike on a target in Beirut for the first time since it and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last month.

The strike was targeting a top Hezbollah official, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, and came as Tehran weighed up a peace deal proposal put forward by the US.

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