Source: Agence France Presse
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Sunday 17 November 2024 11:42:32
Strikes Hit South Beirut After Israeli Army Warning
New air raids struck Beirut's southern suburbs in rapid succession on Sunday, a day after heavy bombardment as the Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah sites.
Three strikes hit separate locations in the morning, sending thick clouds of white smoke over the targets, the footage showed.
It followed a sustained Israeli assault on the same area on Saturday.
Shortly before the latest strikes, the Israeli army warned people to leave Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh and Chiyah, saying they were near "Hezbollah sites and assets".
Lebanon's official National News Agency said "enemy aircraft" launched a heavy strike near St. George's Hospital in Hadath.
غارة إسرائيليّة عنيفة تستهدف منطقة #الحدت في #الضاحية_الجنوبية pic.twitter.com/i4Tpvfuovg
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) November 17, 2024
فيديو جديد للغارة الإسرائيلية التي استهدفت الحدت بعد تحذيرات pic.twitter.com/g6DzCUxqjC
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) November 17, 2024مشاهد إضافية من الغارة على #الحدث pic.twitter.com/yqZrOUsYDj
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) November 17, 2024
Another attack hit a residential building near Mar Mikhail church in Chiyah, the NNA said.
استهدفت الغارة الإسرائيلية على منطقة الشياح في الضاحية الجنوبية مبنى من 12 طابقاً pic.twitter.com/aQBD7GmQ5H
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) November 17, 2024
غارة إسرائيلية على منطقة الشياح وأطراف عين الرمانة تدمر مبنىً من 12 طابقا pic.twitter.com/leoXgTBxvh
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) November 17, 2024
At dawn, the Israeli army targeted villages in southern Lebanon, including seven strikes on Jebchit in less than two hours, the news agency added.
Hezbollah said meanwhile that it had engaged in overnight fighting with Israeli forces near Chamaa, about five kilometers (three miles) from the border with Israel.
The clashes reportedly went beyond the frontier villages.
