The Israeli military says it struck a building in Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting a member of the Hezbollah militant group.

Israel’s army said it hit a Hezbollah drone storage facility in Dahiyeh, which it called a militant stronghold.

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.

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed a member of Hezbollah and Iran’s Quds Force on Tuesday, security officials said, raising fears that the cease-fire in Lebanon may fall through.

Israel’s military struck Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire between the country and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group started in November.

An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday killed four people in Beirut’s southern suburbs, including a Hezbollah official. The Israeli military identified the deceased official, Hassan Bdeir, as both a member of Hezbollah’s military wing and Iran’s Quds Force.

Israel delayed a promised troop withdrawal in January and has continued to occupy several hilltops in south Lebanon. It has also carried out near-daily attacks on the country, claiming it was striking Hezbollah fighters and weapons.

An Israeli strike on Beirut on Tuesday killed a Hezbollah official handling Palestinian affairs, in the second such raid within days on the Lebanese militant group's stronghold despite a four-month ceasefire.

At least three people were killed and seven injured in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s suburbs. Israel said the strike targeted a Hezbollah member.