Israel carried out two rounds of air strikes on Hezbollah's main stronghold in southern Beirut, causing massive smoke plumes above the densely populated area. The Friday strikes were felt throughout the city, triggering panic in the residential neighborhood that has served as the Iran-backed movement's primary base for decades.
Israel conducted two rounds of air strikes on Hezbollah ’s main bastion in the south of Lebanon ’s capital Beirut , sending huge clouds of smoke soaring above the densely populated area.
Nasrallah enjoys cult status among his Shiite Muslim supporters and is the only man in Lebanon with the power to wage war or make peace, but he leads a life in hiding to avoid assassination. The strikes were followed by a second bombing hours later, which Israel’s military said targeted Hezbollah weapons stored in buildings in the area, a claim the group denied.
After the Beirut strikes, Hezbollah said it had fired more rockets into Israel “in defence of Lebanon and its people”. There were no immediate reports of casualties. “We are witnessing the deadliest period in Lebanon in a generation, and many express their fear that this is just the beginning,” the UN humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, said.“It is incredibly exhausting to be in this situation. We don’t really know what’s going to happen, there’s talk of a ground offensive or a major operation,” said Lital Shmuelovich, a physiotherapy student.
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