The Israeli military has ordered residents of at least 50 Lebanese towns to get one kilometre away from the towns.
Israel has carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut early on Monday morning, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
More than a dozen explosions rocked Beirut, in the most intensive strikes on the southern suburbs since a war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024.
Lebanese security sources have said airstrikes hit several areas of the southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh.
The Israeli military said it had begun striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon after it opened a campaign against Israel overnight.
The projectiles launched by Hezbollah were the first since the start of US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
WATCH | Loud explosions have again been heard across Tehran as Israel maintains its operations against the Iranian capital following the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader. SABC News Correspondent Nick Harper has the latest updates live from Washington. pic.twitter.com/7kgjHtCNDb
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