Sirens go off in Jerusalem
The Israeli army in a post on X says sirens went off following “a launch from Lebanon into Israeli territory”.
Projectile lands in occupied West Bank causing fires: Army
Earlier we reported sirens sounded in the Jerusalem area. The army now says a projectile fired from Lebanon crashed into the occupied West Bank, sparking fires. There are no casualties, according to the Israeli ambulance service.
“The fallen projectile was identified in the area of Mitzpe Hagit,” the military said in a statement, naming an illegal Israeli settlement. “Israeli fire and rescue services are currently operating to extinguish fires caused by the fallen projectile in the area.”
Israeli defence minister holds talks on possible war expansion
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel’s war is not with the Lebanese people. Gallant held talks late on Saturday about possibly expanding Israel’s military campaign on its northern front, his office said.
“Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant is currently conducting an operational situation assessment regarding the expansion of [military] activities in the northern arena,” it said.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill 33 people in last 24 hours
Thirty-three people were killed and 195 wounded in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon today, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.
Dahiyeh residents flee en masse during ongoing Israeli air strikes
Israel is continuing its bombardment of the southern Dahiyeh area of Beirut, which is one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Lebanon. It’s home to about 700,000 people. Since the air strikes began on Friday, they have not stopped.
Most of the people who live there have fled – really scared and disoriented – and the mass exodus continues. We’ve also had strikes near the international airport, some 500 metres (1,640 feet) away.
Israel says it’s targeting any shipment or arrival of weapons that could get in the hands of Hezbollah. In effect, it’s really trying to lay siege to entry points in the country to prevent Hezbollah from restocking weapon supplies.
A man walks through the rubble of damaged buildings on Saturday in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes
Displaced families seek safety on Beirut beach during Israeli bombing
Fatima Chahine, a Syrian refugee, slept on the Ramlet al-Bayda public beach in Beirut with her family and hundreds of strangers.
“We only want a place where our children won’t be afraid,” she said. “We fled from the war in Syria in 2011 because of the children and we came here. And now the same thing is happening again.”
At the beach, the displaced are spread out over the pavement or in cars parked by the kerb. Others camped out in beach pagodas or on blankets in the sand.
“We spent more than three hours going in circles between schools and shelters and we didn’t find one with room,” said Talal Ahmad Jassaf, a Lebanese man who also slept on the beach with his family.
He said he is considering going to the relative safety of Syria, but worries about air strikes on the road between Beirut and Damascus.
