Israeli military claims it carried out a strike on Lebanon’s capital

Published May 28, 2026 Updated May 28, 2026 04:17pm

The Israeli ⁠military claims it has ⁠carried out a ⁠strike in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to Al Jazeera.

A Lebanese ‌security source says the strike hit near Beirut’s southern suburbs, but ⁠it was not ⁠immediately clear what the target ⁠was.

Images ⁠from the ⁠area show thick smoke billowing across ‌buildings.

The last time the Israeli army hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahieh, was on May 6.

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