Israeli jets attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut, Al Jazeera and Reuters reported.
The television channel reports that the blow fell in the Lailaki area. Previously, Israel asked residents of this suburb to leave their homes. People living there told Reuters they were having difficulty finding taxis to take them quickly to safety. Many residents had fled the area in previous days due to increased Israeli attacks.
Al Arabiya called Beirut’s southern suburbs a Hezbollah “stronghold.” On September 27, an attack in this area destroyed the organization’s headquarters and its leader was killed during the attack. Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel warned on the night of September 30 that the “next stage of the war” against Hezbollah would soon begin. According to the Ynet portal, the country’s security cabinet (which includes the prime minister) Benjamin NetanyahuDefense Minister Yoav Galant and others) approved the start of the operation.
NBC News reported that Israel has already carried out several small ground reconnaissance operations involving its special forces in Lebanon. According to Ynet, Israeli artillery expanded the bombing zone on the Lebanese border and tanks fired on targets in Lebanon.
Hezbollah reported that it attacked Israeli troops in the border area. Reuters sources said that in some areas the Lebanese army had withdrawn at least 5 kilometers from the border.
