BEIRUT: Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted this month.
AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid.
Israel has previously issued sweeping evacuation warnings for the area, but provided no specific warning in advance of Friday’s strike, which came in the early hours of the morning.
The usually densely populated area has largely emptied of residents since the hostilities erupted, and it was unclear whether there were any casualties.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
