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Naharnet on MSNIsraeli drones overfly Beirut and suburbs as 5 shells hit SouthIsraeli drones were on Monday overflying Beirut and its suburbs at low altitudes, the state-run National News Agency reported.The Israeli army meanwhile fired a mortar shell at the al-Awayda area on the outskirts of the southern border town of Kfar Kila as well as four artillery shells at an area between the border towns of al-Taybeh and Adaisseh.
One of the most widely shared clips features a musician, either playing a saxophone or trumpet according to differing reports, entertaining guests on a hotel rooftop in Beirut. As music plays, partygoers rise from their seats to film missile trails streaking across the sky.
The airstrikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, an area where Hezbollah holds sway, were some of the heaviest since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November.
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsrael launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, south LebanonA series of Israeli strikes have targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, almost an hour after the Israeli army issued a forced evacuation order to residents in areas that it says held underground facilities used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah for drone production.
EgyptAir has suspended flights to several cities in the Middle East due to growing regional tensions sparked by the latest escalation between Israel and Iran. The Egyptian state-owned airline announced Sunday that it was halting service to airports in Beirut, Amman, Baghdad, and Erbil until further notice.
Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon since the ceasefire, which Lebanon has said are in violation of the agreement. Israeli officials say the strikes are intended to prevent Hezbollah from regrouping after a war that took out much of its senior leadership and arsenal.
Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah fought an escalating conflict for 13 months from 2023-24. It culminated in an intense Israeli bombing campaign and ground incursion into southern Lebanon in October.
Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel hours after the Israeli Defense Forces said it was striking surface-to-surface missile sites in central Iran.
Arab states that once opposed Iran now condemn Israel’s June 13 strikes, reflecting shifting alliances and fears of regional escalation.