Israel has attacked Beirut’s southern suburbs only two days after Lebanon’s president announced the country had succumbed to an Israeli pressure campaign and agreed to hold negotiations.

Israel on Sunday killed five people and wounded 28 others, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, in an attack that reportedly targeted Haytham Ali Tabatabai , Hezbollah’s chief of staff, in the city’s Haret Hreik neighbourhood.

Israeli officials and media have warned of a renewed escalation against Lebanon in recent weeks, claiming Hezbollah is regrouping and rearming . Meanwhile, Lebanon’s government has come under pressure from Israel via its main benefactor, the United States, as both countries urge it to move faster to disarm Hezbollah and meet with Israelis for direct talks.

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