The Israeli military announced that airstrikes had been carried out in the southern part of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. According to Reuters and witnesses, warplanes were spotted flying low over Beirut early in the morning. Loud explosions were heard throughout the city, indicating that the airstrikes had struck the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israeli military confirmed that Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon had been hit. This marks the first attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut since the volatile ceasefire in November that ended the clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.