► New strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
New strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of Lebanese Hezbollah, on Monday, November 25 morning, after an evacuation order from the Israeli army.
Columns of smoke rose from two targeted areas, and the National News Agency reported “two successive strikes”. The Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army Avichay Adraee had warned on the X platform that pro-Iranian Hezbollah sites would be targeted.
► Suspension of classes in schools and universities in Beirut
Lebanon announced the suspension of classes in Beirut and its surrounding areas, citing reasons of ” security “ after a series of deadly Israeli strikes on the capital in a week.
The Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, indicated that “face-to-face teaching” would be suspended in private schools, technical institutes and higher education establishments in Beirut and the neighboring districts of Metn, Baabda and Chouf.
This measure, taken due to “current dangerous conditions” and for “guarantee the safety of students”will be effective until the end of December.
► Israel targeted by some 250 Hezbollah shots from Lebanon
Around 250 projectiles were fired towards Israel on Sunday by the Islamist movement Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli army announced, one of the highest figures in recent weeks.
Air raid sirens were sounded several times in many parts of the country. According to the army, the highest number of projectiles — 350 — were recorded on September 24, 2024, days before Israel launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
For its part, Hezbollah declared in a press release that it had “launched, for the first time, an air attack using a swarm of combat drones on the Ashdod naval base”in southern Israel.
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