Israel’s military had warned an hour earlier that it would target specific buildings in the normally densely populated southern suburbs.
The Israeli military has launched a ground offensive against Lebanon, hitting the southern suburbs of the country’s capital, Beirut. Reuters wrote this on Monday, September 30, citing eyewitnesses.
It is reported that a number of loud explosions were heard south of Beirut, a large cloud of smoke was seen, and a fire broke out.
“Witnesses there saw two flashes and heard loud explosions coming from the area.
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Before this, the press service of the Israel Defense Forces in Arabic called on the residents of three complexes in the Beirut quarter of Dahiya to leave their homes immediately, saying that they are being used by the armed group Hezbollah, Haaretz wrote.
Zokres, IDF spokesman for Arab media Avichai Adrei called for “immediate evacuation from buildings and stay away from them at a distance of at least 500 meters.”
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Meanwhile, air raid sirens rang out in northern Israel. Following this, three rockets were fired from Lebanon towards the northern region of the country. They reached an open area.
Earlier, the IDF reported that it had begun a ground operation in Lebanon.
Let’s recall that the head of the IDF Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, and the head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff, Major General Oded Basyuk, previously approved the plan for an offensive on Lebanese territory.
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