Israel bombs Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon
The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Beirut's southerb suburbs, claiming to target Iran-backed Hezbollah early Saturday, while Lebanese state media reported strikes in the country's south.
In a brief statement on Saturday, the Israeli military said its forces were "currently striking Hezbollah terrorist organization targets in Beirut."
A military spokesman earlier issued a warning to residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, to evacuate ahead of strikes.
Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes on the Beirut southern suburbs of Ghobeiri and Burj al-Barajneh.
In southern Lebanon, close to the border, the NNA said an Israeli airstrike hit a house in the town of Ghandouriyeh, killing at least one person and wounding two others.
The agency reported more strikes overnight and in the early morning on several areas of southern Lebanon, as well as an "extensive combing operation" carried out by Israeli troops in the area of Khiam town.
Hezbollah also said its fighters had targeted Israeli troops in six villages in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese group said it had also launched rockets across the border, where air raid sirens were activated, according to the Israeli military's Home Front Command.
Lebanon's health ministry says the war has killed more than 1,000 people in Lebanon and displaced more than one million more.
Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, according to the military.
Source: Agence France Presse
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