BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel launched an airstrike on the municipality of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday evening, Lebanon's TV channel al-Jadeed reported.
It marked the first Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs after a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between April 16 and 17.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the airstrike in a joint statement, saying it targeted Malki Blout, commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force, "in an attempt to neutralize him." ■
