Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November.

The area targeted is largely residential and commercial and is close to at least two schools. View on euronews

An already fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be on shakier ground after rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel triggered Israeli airstrike

STORY: Israel's air force conducted a large strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday.The strike could be heard across Beirut -- the first heavy bombardment there since a U.

The attack in the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, was the first since a truce went into effect in November.

Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday in a first such attack since the Nov. 27 cease-fire agreement that ended the war with Israel.