Civil defence members put out a fire at a damaged site, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday after Israel said it was preparing attacks on sites linked to the financial operations of Hezbollah and told people to leave those areas of Lebanon's capital immediately.Posted: Oct 20, 2024 8:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago
Panicked crowds clogged the streets and caused traffic jams in some parts of Beirut as they tried to get to neighbourhoods thought to be safer, witnesses said. Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike on Sunday. Asked by journalists whether the branches could be considered military targets, a senior Israeli intelligence official said: "The purpose of this strike is to target the ability of Hezbollah economic function both during the war but also afterwards to rebuild and to rearm ...on the day after.
With U.S. elections approaching, officials, diplomats and other sources in the region say Israel is seeking through military operations to try to shield its borders and ensure its enemies cannot regroup. Hezbollah made no immediate comment on those strikes, but said it had fired missiles at Israeli forces in Lebanon and at a base in northern Israel.
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