Israel bombs Dahiyeh, warns of further strikes
A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday afternoon without warning from the Israeli military, Lebanese state media said, as TV footage showed smoke rising from the area.
The state-run National News Agency said Israeli warplanes "carried out a very heavy strike... on the Tahwitat al-Ghadir area", the same district where Lebanese authorities said another raid earlier Friday killed two people.
The Israeli army later said it had started airstrikes on "Hezbollah infrastructure" in Beirut's southern suburbs, "especially in Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir and Shiyyah," calling on anyone there to evacuate immediately.
Israeli warplanes meanwhile flew at low altitudes over Beirut and its suburbs, releasing missile-deflecting flares.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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