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

The Israeli military, which warned people in Arabic to leave their homes, says the strike targeted infrastructure storing drones that were used by Hezbollah in the city's southern suburbs, where the militant group has a strong presence.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel's army urgently warned people to evacuate parts of a Beirut suburb on Friday as it vowed to retaliate against strikes which it said were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel.

The Indian roots of Beirut’s Maghen Abraham synagogue are a reminder of the city’s cosmopolitan nature and the harmony before Zionism, says Vijay Prashad.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a large boom and witnessed smoke rising from the area that Israel's military had vowed to strike.

ABC News' Matt Rivers reports the latest on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.

Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut for the first time since a U.S.-backed cease-fire took effect in November, amid growing frustrations among some American officials about the Lebanese government’s slow progress in disarming Hezbollah in the country’s south.