After a week of strikes in a Beirut suburb, explosions are no longer a surprise | World news

After a week of airstrikes near Dahieh, the shock of an explosion is rarely followed by surprise.

When we arrived in this densely populated part of the South Beirutthe street was filled with glass and rubble and tired-looking faces. It is the fourth time in a week that this area has been hit.

Behind a cordon we could see a damaged apartment building just down the street. Below, a popular juice shop called “Tasty Bees” had survived unscathed.

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A detachment of Lebanese troops stood guard at the scene, but we knew they were not in charge in this part of the city.

Dahieh is led by the political and military group Hezbollah and we were invited by their security personnel to take a closer look at the location.

The fourth floor was severely damaged by a series of precision-guided missiles.

The exterior walls of several apartments had been removed, revealing mattresses, curtains and colorful chandeliers.

The Israeli The army claims to have killed a Hezbollah commander named Mohammed Surur in the attack.

The Prime Minister of the country Benjamin Netanyahu later said he had given permission and described Surur as the leader of the Iranthe group’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone division.

Surur’s death has not been confirmed by Hezbollah, but it certainly has not intimidated some of the group’s supporters.

“I would die for Hezbollah,” one man shouted as he swept debris from the top of his battered car.

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Our tour came as the international community launched an urgent effort for a temporary ceasefire in a conflict that has killed more than 1,500 people this year. But prospects for a ceasefire were quickly blown away by the blast.

At least two people were killed and fifteen were injured in the attack.

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The mayor of the local suburb Atef Mansour expressed the feeling shared by many here.

“What happened is an ongoing crime committed by the Israeli enemy, and we witness this scene every day in a densely populated neighborhood.”

However, Hezbollah has continued its military operations and sent 45 rockets into northern Israel. Such attacks invite an inevitable response.

As for our caregivers in Dahieh, the purpose of our visit was clear: to communicate the impact on civilians of such attacks.

Yet we all know that the next attack will happen soon.