Residential building damaged after Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs

(7 Jun 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Mreijeh neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon - 7 June 2026 1. Various of damaged building 2. Various of machinery remvong debrsi 3. Various of damaged building, military personnel at site 4. Various of a wounded man receiving treatment inside ambulance 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Jalwan, local resident: “We were sitting and having coffee when we heard this not so loud noise. At first, we thought it was a truck, a shipping container, or something like that. Then it became clear that it was something else but the sound was not loud. This is the second time they’ve targeted this area. As you can see, it’s a civilian area, there’s nothing here, and I don’t know of anything here. As for the state, the army is here. We want the Lebanese Army to remain present; we do not want them to withdraw it from the south. We want it to defend us. Let it defend us, for God’s sake.” 6. Various of damaged building and military personnel at site STORYLINE: Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon 's capital. Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded in a preliminary count. Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan tries to restart talks between Tehran and Washington. Iran wants a deal to include ending the war in Lebanon. Iran’s powerful parliament speaker hinted at retaliation. There was no immediate White House comment. A senior U.S. official said “we were not surprised” by the attack in Beirut. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, would not say if the U.S. had been given a heads-up on the strike. The strike hit a residential building, damaging four of its seven floors. An unexploded weapon was found in the rubble. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it was in retaliation for the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group firing at northern Israel earlier, and that Israel targeted “command centers” in the sprawling urban neighborhoods. Hezbollah did not immediately claim responsibility for firing at Israel earlier in the day. Israel on Monday announced it would strike the southern suburbs after Hezbollah claimed attacks in northern Israel, but urgent talks via Washington halted the attacks on the condition that Hezbollah stop targeting Israeli border towns. Lebanon and Israel later renewed a ceasefire agreement in talks that Beirut hopes will end the fighting. The first such agreement took effect on April 17, days after a 10-minute Israeli bombardment of Beirut killed over 300 people. Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs twice following that deal. Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continue daily, and Israeli forces have seized around a fifth of Lebanon in a ground invasion. Netanyahu, who faces elections later this year, wants to press ahead with Israel’s offensive until he believes Hezbollah no longer poses a threat. AP video shot by: Ali Sharafeddine =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...