At least two people were killed and 11 more injured in Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, Lebanese state media reported, with Iran threatening retaliation.
The Israeli military said the strikes targeted "a Hezbollah terror infrastructure site" in the area known as known as Dahieh, regarded as the group's stronghold in the Lebanese capital.
Lebanon's National News Agency reported that an air strike targeted two apartments in separate buildings near the Mreijeh area, killing at least two people and injuring 11.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a joint statement saying the strikes were ordered in response to projectiles fired from Lebanon towards Israeli territory.
The Israeli army said the target was "a command centre where Hezbollah terrorists were operating". It provided no evidence for what is a typical explanation for Israeli strikes.
Strikes on Beirut have been relatively rare during a flimsy ceasefire in Lebanon. But Mr Netanyahu said last week that Israel was ready to resume attacks on the capital as its military campaign expands.
Iran, Hezbollah's main backer, has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any broader agreement with the US. Top negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington had given a "green light" for Israel to resume attacks on Beirut.
Allowing Israel to attack Beirut, and the US blockade of Iranian ports, makes American bases in the region into "legitimate targets", Mr Ghalibaf said.
Earlier in the day, the military said it had intercepted two projectiles that crossed into Israel after sirens sounded in the areas of Yiftah and Ramot Naftali. Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for those projectiles being launched.
Sunday's attack in Dahieh comes despite the April 16 ceasefire, which has failed to end hostilities in southern Lebanon.
Israel says it is continuing operations to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure near its border, while the group has rejected proposals linking a ceasefire to its disarmament, insisting that Israel must first halt its attacks and withdraw from southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military on Sunday urged residents of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and nearby areas to leave immediately and move north of the Zahrani River, citing operations against Hezbollah.
It accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire agreement and said it was therefore compelled to act forcefully.
Israel has continued to conduct strikes in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect in November 2024, saying its operations target Hezbollah fighters and military infrastructure.
