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The southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, were targeted by new Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning. The area has been regularly targeted in recent weeks by the Israeli army, which had launched a call to evacuate several places.
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November 01, 2024 – 06:24
(Keystone-ATS) The Lebanese National Agency (ANI) reported at least 10 strikes. According to images broadcast by AFPTV, they caused strong explosions and thick plumes of smoke then rose from the area.
“The raids caused massive destruction in the targeted areas and dozens of buildings were razed,” added ANI, also reporting the outbreak of fires.
On Thursday, six rescue workers affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal were killed in Israeli raids in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities. Bombings particularly targeted the surroundings of Tire, in the south, and Baalbeck, in the east.
Four Thais killed
The war that has raged since October 7, 2023 in the Gaza Strip has spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been carrying out massive airstrikes against Hezbollah since September 23. At least 1,829 people have been killed since September 23 in Lebanon, according to an AFP count based on official data.
Israel says it wants to neutralize Hezbollah in southern Lebanon to allow the return of some 60,000 inhabitants of the north of its territory displaced by incessant rocket fire since the start of the war in Gaza.
In northern Israel on Thursday, rocket fire from Lebanon left seven people dead, according to local authorities, including four foreign agricultural workers in Metoula. Thailand then reported the death of four nationals in this border town.
