Videos show the moment when Israel carries out heavy strikes on Beirut
The Israeli military claimed that it targeted the headquarters of the Lebanese Hezbollah command in the
southern suburbs of Beirut.
At least 10 explosions were heard in Dahieh following the Israel airstrikes.
“Enemy warplanes carried out a series of strikes on the area of Beirut’s southern suburbs,” the National News Agency said. Lebanese television showed plumes of smoke rising from several locations in the area.
Lebanon’s health ministry said two people were killed and 76 wounded in the densely populated area, adding it was a preliminary toll.
“The successive Israel strikes on Haret Hreik in Beirut’s southern suburbs, in a preliminary toll, killed two people and wounded 76, including… 15 that required hospitalization,” a ministry statement said.
The Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital were meant to target Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, according to Israeli media. The Israeli military is checking whether he was hit or not, US news website Axios said, citing an Israeli source.
A source close to Hezbollah said that Hassan Nasrallah was “fine” after the strikes.
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