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Israeli Aircraft Carried Out Six Strikes on Southern Suburb of Beirut

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaFlame and smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2024
Flame and smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.11.2024
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BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Columns of smoke are visible from the Ghobeiry and Haret Hreik neighborhoods. The sounds of explosions from the side of the southern suburb were also heard in the center of the Lebanese capital.
Israeli Air Force aircraft carried out six powerful strikes on the southern suburb of Beirut, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
At least two Israeli drones continue to conduct reconnaissance at low altitudes in the sky above Beirut.
The number of people killed as a result of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday has reached 45, with 110 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Center reported on Thursday.
Since October 1, Israel has been conducting a ground operation against Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon while continuing airstrikes. Despite losses, Hezbollah has been fighting Israeli troops on the ground and launching rockets across the border. Israel says its main objective is to create conditions for the return of 60,000 residents who fled shelling in the north.
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