Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday in a first such attack since the Nov. 27 cease-fire agreement that ended the war with Israel.

BEIRUT: Israel’s air force conducted a heavy strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Friday, a Reuters witness said, the first heavy bombardment there since a truce

As noted in an extensive analysis by The Economist, after 15 months of war in Gaza, Israel has weakened Hamas, dealt significant blows to Hezbollah, and disrupted Iran’s alliance network in the region. Iranian missiles were intercepted, and Iran’s air defense systems were targeted.

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.

Fears are mounting that the months-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse, as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.

"We will not allow any fire on our communities, not even a trickle," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. "We will continue to enforce the ceasefire with strength, strike anywhere in Lebanon against any threat to the State of Israel, and ensure that all our residents in the north return to their homes safely."

An Israeli air strike targeted a southern Beirut suburb on Friday, shortly after the Israeli military ordered residents to evacuate, Lebanese state media reported.