The Israeli army carried out strikes this Sunday, October 20 targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa, targeting in the evening the financial company al-Qard al-Hassan, accused of supporting Hezbollah. A Lebanese security source also reported “ strikes » near Beirut airport, through which most humanitarian aid enters. It adjoins the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of the Shiite movement targeted by the Jewish state.
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► Israeli army carries out strikes targeting southern suburbs of BeirutSunday October 20, and particularly in the evening against infrastructure attached to a financial company, al-Qard al-Hassanaccused of supporting Hezbollah. Israeli warnings before these operations led to scenes of panic, in the capital, but also in Saida.
► At least 80 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes that hit several homes of the city of Beit Lahiyain the north of the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza Civil Defense. This is one of the deadliest Israeli operations since the resumption of operations in the north of the Palestinian enclave.
► At least 1,454 people killed in Lebanon since September 23, according to an AFP count established on Sunday based on official data. Mid-October, the UN recorded nearly 700,000 displaced people. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported on Sunday 2,464 deaths in Lebanon and at least 11,530 injured since October 2023.
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