The southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, were targeted by a series of Israeli airstrikes this Friday, November 1 in the morning, at a time when the United States is trying to move towards a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The official Lebanese agency reported at least 10 strikes this Friday, November 1 on the southern suburbs of Beirut, after a call to evacuate the sector by the Israeli army which has been shelling Hezbollah strongholds for more than a month in Lebanon. According to images broadcast by AFPTV, the strikes 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,” reported the Lebanese agency, also reporting the outbreak of fires.
These new strikes on Beirut come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with American envoys who came to Israel to move towards a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Four Thais killed in Israel
Furthermore, four Thai nationals were killed in Israel by a rocket fired from Lebanon, the Thai Foreign Minister announced this Friday.
Maris Sangiampongsa posted on X that he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths near the border town of Metula on Thursday, adding that another Thai citizen was injured.
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.
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.
At least 1,829 people have been killed since September 23 in Lebanon, according to an AFP count based on official data.
