The Israeli ​military carried out a ‌strike on Wednesday on the southern suburbs of Beirut ​in a Hezbollah stronghold ​known as Dahiyeh, targeting the ⁠commander of the ​militant group’s elite Radwan force, ​according to an official Israeli statement.

The strike was the first ​to hit Beirut’s suburbs ​since the April 16 ceasefire, although ‌hostilities ⁠in the south of Lebanon have not halted.

“Radwan operatives, led by this ​commander, ​were responsible ⁠for firing at Israeli communities and ​harming IDF soldiers,” ​a ⁠joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ⁠Defence ​Minister Israel ​Katz said.