Israel has performed a number of assaults towards Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut, and battles have raged in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah claimed 50 assaults on Israeli targets in sooner or later.
The Israeli navy stated Hezbollah fired 250 projectiles into Israel on Sunday, a part of a wave of assaults the armed group stated have focused areas that embody the Ashdod naval base in southern Israel and navy websites close to Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military warned in an announcement on X that it will goal Hezbollah “services and pursuits” within the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs.
The navy later stated the air drive on Monday had “performed intelligence-based strikes on a number of Hezbollah command centres” within the space.
Lebanon’s official Nationwide Information Company (NNA) reported “three strikes on the neighborhood of Haret Hreik” in Beirut’s southern suburbs, and AFPTV photos confirmed thick smoke rising from the realm.
The assaults adopted heavy raids on the realm the night time earlier than.
Lebanon’s Ministry of Training and Increased Training suspended lessons on Monday for colleges, technical institutes and personal increased schooling establishments in Beirut and quite a few surrounding areas, citing “the present harmful circumstances”.
The escalation got here as the US and the European Union pushed for a truce in a conflict Lebanon stated has killed at the very least 3,754 folks since October 2023, most of them previously two months.