Israel carries out air raid on southern suburbs of Beirut غارة إسرائيلية على منطقة الغبيري في الضاحية الجنوبية لبيروت #lebanon24 pic.twitter.com/dkYJ9SXmZw
The Israeli military says it has carried out a “targeted strike” on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Footage shared online has captured the moment of the Israeli air attack on southern Beirut.
Israel strikes Beirut’s Ghobeiri amid growing tensions
We were filming in a makeshift shelter in Beirut’s southern neighbourhood of Dahieh when we heard screams and panicked people around us. That’s when we understood there had been an attack.
This took place in the southern neighbourhood of Ghobeiri, about 4km (2.5 miles) from where I’m standing.
This attack comes at a very tense time. Yesterday at around this time there was another similar attack in Beirut, reportedly targeting a senior member of Hezbollah.
A residential building whose top floors were hit by an Israeli attack in the Ghobeiri area
Six killed, 15 injured in Beirut strike: Ministry
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least six people have been killed and 15 wounded in an Israeli air attack targeting Beirut’s southern suburb of Ghobeiri. The initial toll is expected to rise as emergency services continue their work at the scene.
Lebanon schools, nurseries to remain shut
Authorities in Lebanon have extended the closure of schools and universities until the end of the week due to Israel’s attacks. Nurseries across the country will also remain shut over the same period.
Hezbollah claims strike on Israeli base south of Haifa
The Lebanese group has said in a statement it bombed Israel’s Elyakim military base, south of Haifa, with Fadi 2 missiles. The Israeli army said five projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory at around 1:07pm (11:07 GMT).
Some were intercepted and fragments were retrieved in the area of Elyakim, it said, adding that a reservist soldier was lightly injured and taken to hospital.
According to the statement, the Israeli air forces “struck and dismantled the launcher from which the projectiles were fired”.
Israeli army says 2,000 munitions used in 1,500 attacks
The Israeli army has said in a statement it has used 2,000 munitions in approximately 1,500 attacks targeting “terrorist infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon and deep inside Lebanese territory”.
The military added it aimed to “remove threats to Israeli civilians and degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure and capabilities in Lebanon”.
Hezbollah says Israel dropping ‘dangerous’ leaflets on Lebanon: Report
Hezbollah’s media office says Israel has been dropping leaflets with a “very dangerous” barcode on them into Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, Reuters has reported.
The group warned that scanning the code by phone would “withdraw all information” from any device.
There was no statement from the Israeli military on this issue.
