new strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut after Israeli call to evacuate

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Lebanon: new raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, six dead in a separate strike

New strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday morning, for the third time in 24 hours, while a separate strike against a densely populated town south of the capital left at least six dead, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Defense. Health. Columns of black smoke rose from the southern suburbs, a stronghold of pro-Iranian Hezbollah, according to AFTV images. The strikes came an hour after a call from the Israeli army on the social network to evacuate several areas of this suburb. After the message from the Israeli army, residents hastily fled by car from the southern suburbs, while shots in the air rang out to alert the population, according to an AFP photographer .The southern suburbs had already been targeted by strikes during the night and on Tuesday. A large part of its residents fled but some returned in the morning to inspect their homes or businesses. At the same time, an Israeli strike targeted a building in the densely populated locality of Aramoun, south of Beirut, which is located outside Hezbollah strongholds. At least six people were killed and 15 others injured, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health which added that “human remains” had also been found on site. An AFP photographer said seen rescuers searching the rubble of a four-story building, three of which were blown up. The Israeli army launched an intense bombing campaign in Lebanon on September 23, targeting in particular the strongholds of Hezbollah, and launched a September 30 land offensive. Nearly 3,300 people, mostly civilians, have been killed according to the Lebanese authorities since the start of clashes in October 2023 between Israel and the heavily armed formation. Most of the victims have been killed since last September. Hezbollah, for its part, has no longer announced its losses since the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli strike on September 27.et-aya/at/bfi