Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon

Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern Israel Israel had already struck the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital at least twice since the first agreement between Lebanon and Israel went into effect as part of the 17 April ceasefire, under which Washington sought to constrain Israel from striking Beirut in return for a halt in Hezbollah fire towards northern Israel. Today’s strikes on Beirut are likely to derail US peace talks with Iran as