Israel conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah’s main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire.
The strike on south Beirut, the militant group’s main stronghold, was the first in several days of calm in the area, after an intense period of bombardment earlier in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Israel’s army said its warplanes struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, where the Lebanese group and its ally Amal hold sway.
The Lebanese health ministry said six people were killed and 43 injured in the strikes on two municipal buildings in Nabatiyeh, adding that rescuers were searching through the rubble for survivors.