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Israel is targeting the southern neighborhood of Beirut after an evacuation order

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Israel is targeting the southern neighborhood of Beirut after an evacuation order

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A photo taken from the area of ​​Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon shows explosions over buildings in the town of Khiam, during the Israeli bombardment on October 31, 2024.
A photo taken from the area of ​​Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon shows explosions over buildings in the town of Khiam, during the Israeli bombardment on October 31, 2024. © AFP

New Israeli attacks in southern Beirut caused “mass destruction” at dawn on Friday, leveling buildings after Israel issued an evacuation order to residents of the area. The Israeli military targeted Hezbollah strongholds for just one day after Netanyahu announced he had met with US diplomats to discuss a possible ceasefire in Lebanon. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.

Israel attacks Beirut’s southern neighborhood following Israeli evacuation orders, the Lebanese News Agency says

At least 10 attacks hit the Beirut suburbs of Ghobeiry and Al-Kafaat, the Sayyed Hadi Highway and the area around the Al-Mujtaba complex at dawn on Friday, the official Lebanese News Agency said, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for buildings in the region. area.

AFPTV footage showed explosions followed by clouds of smoke echoing in the city’s outskirts after the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of several buildings in the Hezbollah stronghold. “The raids caused massive destruction in the targeted areas as dozens of buildings were razed to the ground, in addition to outbreaks of fires,” the National News Agency (NNA) said.

Friday’s strikes come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with visiting US officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Lebanon, with the death toll rising on both sides of the border.

Cross-border Hezbollah rockets kill seven people in Israel

Rocket attacks from Lebanon on northern Israel killed four foreign workers and three Israelis on Thursday, Israeli medics said. These are the deadliest cross-border attacks in Israel since the country invaded Lebanon. Israel continued to carry out airstrikes against Hezbollah militants across Lebanon, where health authorities reported the deaths of 24 people on Thursday.

Projectiles from Lebanon crashed into an agricultural area in Metula, Israel’s northernmost city, killing four Thai workers and an Israeli farmer, officials said.

Hours later, the Israeli military reported another volley of about 25 rockets from Lebanon, hitting an olive grove on the outskirts of the northern Israeli port city of Haifa. That attack killed a 30-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman and wounded two others, said Magen David Adom, Israel’s top emergency medical agency.

Welcome to our live blog, where we post the latest news about the war in the Middle East. If you would like to read all about yesterday’s most important developments, click here here.

Yesterday’s most important developments:

  • US are diplomats on the way to Israel for ceasefire negotiations.
  • The Israeli army issued evacuation orders for some southern ones Lebanon villages.
  • The UN said at least one child is murdered every day since the war between Israel and Lebanon began in early October.
  • At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacksHospital hit, Gaza ministry says

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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