12 Israeli airstrikes target Dahieh overnight

Israeli air strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight Friday shortly after Israel's military warned residents to leave parts of the area.

An air raid hit near the Lebanese University in Hadath and another on the Burj al-Barajneh suburb.

The aerial attack also hit the al-Jamous neighborhood.

Echoes of the attack rang out over Beirut, while thick black smoke blanketed the region as around 12 airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs.

Hezbollah and Israel have been at war since late September, when Israel broadened its focus from fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip to securing its northern border, even as the Gaza war continues.

Hezbollah announced on Wednesday that it had targeted a military base close to Ben Gurion Airport, Israel's main international transport hub.

Hezbollah began low-intensity strikes on Israel last year in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas following Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel which triggered the Gaza war.

Since September 23, more than 2,600 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to Health Minister Firass Abiad.