Israel’s military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. The attack was in response to Hezbollah’s firing into Israeli territory, which Israel called a blatant ceasefire violation.

Background

The Israeli military said Hezbollah had launched three projectiles towards communities in northern Israel. In response, the Israeli military attacked terrorist targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut.

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the Israeli statement. However, the group said it launched missiles and drones towards Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. Last week, an Israeli strike on Dahiyeh triggered an exchange of fire between Israel and Iran that threatened to derail a U.S.-Iran deal that would end the wider war.

Washington and Tehran appear to be getting closer to a deal to end the more than three-month-long conflict, with U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecasting a signing soon. Iran has long made the cessation of fighting in Lebanon a condition for any wider agreement with the United States.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.