Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut for the first time since agreeing to the ceasefire with Lebanon in mid-April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the airstrikes in a joint statement on Wednesday, saying they targeted a senior Hezbollah official whose force had launched rockets at Israeli communities and targeted Israeli soldiers.

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