Israel carried out this Tuesday a large-scale attack in central Beirut with at least 20 attacks rushing hours before the scheduled time announcement of a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Benjamin’s Security Firm Netanyahu meets to approve the truce agreement, which is expected to be announced at 7 p.m. local time by the Prime Minister himself.
Israeli warplanes launched up to 20 bombing raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as Dahiyeafter the IDF issued evacuation orders in different parts of the area.
Despite this, a a building in the center of the capital was demolished during a bombing without warning of evacuation. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center, dependent on the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, indicated in a statement that this attack caused the death of seven people and injured 37 others, while the work of removing the debris continues.
The Lebanese National News Agency (ANN) reported that “a very violent attack carried out by enemy warplanes” targeted “a building near the Khatam al Anbia mosque in Nuweiri, Beirut”, which was destroyed during the bombing.
State media said the four-story building “housed people displaced” by Israeli bombing, although authorities have so far not given a casualty count from the attack.
A few minutes later, Israeli warplanes carry out new series of bombings on a large scale against more than a dozen points in the southern suburbs of Beirut known as Dahye, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders in different parts of the area.
According to the ANN, the “ring of fire” It surrounded the neighborhoods of Burj al Barajneh, Haret Hreik and Al Hadath and “smoke covered most of the atmosphere from Dahye to Beirut”.
Israel also attacked for the first time the Rashidiya refugee camp near the town of Shot.
All of these attacks took place moments before Israel’s security cabinet met at 4 p.m. local time to “discuss and approve the ceasefire agreement,” which Netanyahu has already agreed to “in principle.” .
