An Israeli strike on a southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, has killed at least three people and wounded seven more, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Photos and videos widely shared on local and social media showed damage to the top three floors of an apartment building following the strike.

The attack came without warning. In contrast, Israel warned residents before it bombed southern Beirut just a few days ago on Friday, March 28.

Israel’s military said in a statement that the airstrike targeted a member of Hezbollah who had been helping Hamas in Gaza in attacks against Israel.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has condemned the airstrike.

“We must prevent any violation of sovereignty from abroad, or from infiltrators within who provide an additional pretext for aggression,” he said on social media.

Tuesday’s airstrike is the second time Israel has struck Lebanon since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in November.

The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian aid, UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, has condemned the evacuation order that Israel issued for Rafah in southern Gaza on Monday.

Lazzarini said the evacuation order affected more than 140,000 people in a territory that is already suffering from “death, diseases, destruction, and hunger.”

“People are treated like pinballs with constant military orders playing with their fate and lives,” the UNRWA chief wrote on social media.

Since the Israeli military ended its ceasefire deal with Hamas earlier this month, it has again stepped up bombardment in several areas of Gaza.

“Where are people supposed to move?” added Lazzarini.

“Unlike in other conflicts, where populations can find safety, Gaza is being bombarded all across. It is sealed off like a cage with borders shut and basics not allowed in.

Lazzarini reiterated calls for a ceasefire.

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Three people have been killed in Beirut after Israel launched its second strike on the Lebanese capital since its ceasefire with Hezbollah in November.

Meanwhile, Israel on Monday issued an evacuation order for Rafah in southern Gaza. The order affects more than 140,000 Palestinians, according to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini.