Israel has struck Beirut for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a ⁠commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in the city's southern suburbs.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 6 (UPI) -- Israel carried out a strike Wednesday on a residential building in Beirut's southern suburbs for the first time since the April 17 cease-fire, reportedly killing the commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force and others, Lebanese and Israeli reports said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a strike targeted a senior commander in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday ‌that peace between Israel and Lebanon was achievable but that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was a problem. "By and large, I think ‌a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel ⁠is imminently achievable, and should be," Rubio ⁠told reporters ⁠at the…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a peace deal between Israel and Lebanon is not impossible, but will be an arduous task.