Israeli strike on Beirut kills three
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The attack on the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs drew threats of retaliation from Iran
Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as people clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs on 14 June 2026 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
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An Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed at least three people and wounded 15 on Sunday, drawing condemnation and threats of retaliation from senior Iranian officials.
The attack targeted an apartment building in Dahieh’s Ghobeiry neighbourhood that belongs to Beirut’s municipality, Lebanese media reported.
On Sunday morning, three drones launched from Lebanon hit northern Israel, prompting Israeli ministers to call for "aggressive" strikes on the Lebanese capital.
In a joint statement with Defence Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military had targeted Hezbollah in Dahieh in response to fire on Israeli territory.
Israel has carried out daily bombardments in southern Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect on 16 April. Israeli forces have also continued to expand their occupation and demolitions of villages in the south.
The Israeli military had issued a wide-scale evacuation warning earlier on Sunday for residents of at least 30 towns and villages in the districts of Nabatieh and Sidon, north of the Litani River.
Last week, an Israeli strike on Dahieh triggered an exchange of fire between Israel and Iran that threatened to derail a US–Iran deal aimed at ending the wider war.
Sunday’s attack came as Tehran and Washington appeared to be nearing an agreement, with US and Pakistani leaders predicting it could be signed on Sunday.
Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, said Israel’s strike on Beirut showed either that the US lacked the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so.
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In a post on X, he said continuing on the current path would be impossible if commitments could not be fulfilled.
Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy commander of Iran's highest military command, said Israeli "crimes" in Lebanon would not go unanswered, according to Iranian state media.
Iran has long made the cessation of fighting in Lebanon a condition for any wider agreement with the United States.
On Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that an imminent agreement with the US would include an end to hostilities in Lebanon and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from all southern Lebanese territories.
However, Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said there was no intention to withdraw from the areas held by the Israeli army.
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