An Israeli airstrike killed four people in Beirut early Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, rocking an already shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

By Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam and James Mackenzie BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said,

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

France and Lebanon say Israel violated its ceasefire with Hezbollah with a strike in Beirut, as deaths mount in Gaza after Israel abandoned its ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel's strike on Beirut Friday came hours after two rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. Hezbollah denied it had launched them.

Israel's recent strikes in Beirut marked the renewal of hostilities with Hezbollah, despite previous ceasefire agreements. This reignited conflict reflects long-standing tensions, with both sides engaging in continuous exchanges along the border.

Asharq Al Awsat The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had "eliminated" Hassan Ali Badir, a Hezbollah and Iran Quds Forces operative, in an overnight strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. At least three people were killed and seven wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs early on Tuesday,

The attack in the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, followed rocket fire toward northern Israel.

Israel's airstrike in Beirut kills three, escalating tensions with Hezbollah amid ongoing regional conflict and ceasefire violations.- Watch Video on English Oneindia