{"text":[[{"start":6.95,"text":"Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, broadening its attacks on Lebanon that have killed nearly 100 people since a shaky ceasefire in its war with Hizbollah was agreed last month. "}],[{"start":20,"text":"Israel has continued to launch strikes across Lebanon since the April 16 deal to pause hostilities, maintaining that the ceasefire terms allow it to continue striking Hizbollah targets that it says pose an immediate threat. "}],[{"start":34.05,"text":"But Wednesday marked the first time Israel has struck Beirut since April 8, when it carried out a devastating wave of attacks on the Lebanese capital and across the country that killed more than 300 people. "}],[{"start":46.5,"text":"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that the strike had targeted the commander of Hizbollah’s elite Radwan unit in Beirut. The statement said Israel would continue to “bring security” to residents in the north of the country, who have been targeted by Hizbollah attacks."}],[{"start":67.1,"text":"The attack on Wednesday evening hit an apartment near the southern Beirut neighbourhood of Haret Hreik, according to Lebanon’s state news agency. The Lebanese health ministry did not immediately report any casualties. "}],[{"start":80.25,"text":"Since the ceasefire, Israel has carried out near-daily barrages of air strikes, primarily on southern Lebanon, and has issued evacuation orders to dozens of southern Lebanese villages. "}],[{"start":91.7,"text":"Israeli forces have also continued to occupy a so-called “security zone” stretching 10km into Lebanese territory. Lebanese people have been warned by the Israeli military not to return to villages in the zone. "}],[{"start":104.2,"text":"The military has also ordered residents of dozens of other villages to evacuate in the past weeks, including many that are not in the zone, meaning many have been unable to return home permanently despite the formal end to the war. "}],[{"start":116.65,"text":"On Wednesday, an Israeli military spokesperson issued an evacuation order for 12 villages in southern Lebanon, a common tactic during the full-blown war, in which 1.2mn people were displaced. "}],[{"start":129.9,"text":"Since the truce, Hizbollah has launched dozens of attacks, largely on Israeli ground forces inside southern Lebanon, in what it says is a response to Israel’s violations of the ceasefire agreement. "}],[{"start":141.85,"text":"The Iran-backed Shia militant group has also launched rockets and drones at northern Israel. In total four Israeli soldiers and one civilian have been killed, according to official Israeli figures. "}],[{"start":153.54999999999998,"text":"Israel’s strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire have killed almost 100 people, according to an FT analysis of reports by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Among those killed were a well-known journalist and multiple women, children and first responders."}],[{"start":168.35,"text":"Last Thursday, an Israeli strike on a home in the village of Jibchit killed a family of four, including a mother, father and their two sons, according to Lebanon’s health ministry and state news agency. "}],[{"start":179.75,"text":"Fifteen other people were killed that same day in separate Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the health ministry said. "}],[{"start":186.65,"text":"Israel and Lebanon agreed a ceasefire under pressure from US President Donald Trump after the continuing Israeli offensive against Hizbollah became a sticking point in talks between Washington and Tehran. "}],[{"start":198.70000000000002,"text":"The war in Lebanon began in March after Hizbollah began launching rockets at Israel to retaliate against the US-Israeli war on Tehran, triggering a brutal Israeli offensive. "}],[{"start":209.45000000000002,"text":"More than 2,700 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since March 2, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Seventeen Israeli soldiers and three civilians have been killed since March 2. "}],[{"start":223.3,"text":"Additional reporting by Neri Zilber "}],[{"start":232.75,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1778121069_1108.mp3"}