Beirut, 1 November 2024 (dpa/MIA) - The Israeli military early on Friday carried out strikes on targets in southern Beirut for the first time in nearly a week.

At least 11 airstrikes have hit the district of Dahiyeh from about 2 am (0000 GMT), according to Lebanese security sources and eyewitnesses. A dpa reporter saw plumes of black smoke rising over the area. The explosions could be heard across large areas of the Lebanese capital.

An Israeli drone also hit an apartment in Qumatiya, in the Aley district, a Beirut suburb some 20 kilometres south-east of the capital, killing at least two people including a member of the Hezbollah militia. The Lebanese Health Ministry said later that three people were killed and five wounded in the drone strike.

A few hours earlier, the Israeli military had announced it would attack Hezbollah facilities in southern Beirut. The armed forces published two maps with the targets and called on residents to keep at least 500 metres away from the buildings.

MIA file photo