The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a tense night from Thursday to Friday as Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes, with the Israeli army saying the total number of raids reached 26.
Israeli aircraft targeted several areas across the southern suburbs, including Jamous near Hashem Station, Musharrafieh, Haret Hreik, Maamoura, Kafaat, and Burj al-Barajneh.
Following the overnight strikes, Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, said on the platform X that the Israeli Air Force had carried out a large wave of airstrikes in Beirut, targeting command headquarters and high-rise buildings housing military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in the southern suburbs.
Adraee said the strikes were conducted based on intelligence from the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate and targeted “terrorist infrastructure.” According to him, the raids struck the headquarters of Hezbollah’s Executive Council as well as a warehouse where drones used by the group to launch attacks toward Israel were stored.
Beyond Beirut, Israeli strikes were also reported in other regions of Lebanon.
In the Bekaa Valley, several raids hit the towns of Douris, Brital, and Taybeh, with Israeli aircraft reportedly carrying out a second strike on Douris later on Friday.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes conducted overnight raids on the towns of Srifa, Aita al-Shaab, Touline, Sawaneh, and Majdal Selm.
In the Zahrani area, the Israeli army targeted and destroyed the office of the “Saksakiyeh Electronic Website.”
On Friday morning, additional strikes hit the towns of Habboush, Kfarreman, Kfartebnit, Aankoun, and Qlaileh in the Nabatieh district.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah issued a warning to residents of northern Israeli settlements, calling for the evacuation of all settlements located within five kilometers of the border. The group said that what it described as Israeli attacks on Lebanese sovereignty, the targeting of civilians, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and a campaign of displacement would not go unanswered.
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