Beirut struck for fourth day as Gaza reels under Israeli strikes

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15 November, 2024

Beirut’s suburb was hit by multiple Israeli strikes on Friday which destroyed several buildings and sent huge plumes of smoke into the air, the latest in a series of heavy attacks on the capital city this week.

A drone strike hit the neighbourhood of Ghobeiry and a second attack hours later struck buildings in Burj al-Barajneh, following Israeli military evacuation orders.

The heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah comes amid international calls for a ceasefire as the US government hopes to achieve a deal before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. US officials on Thursday handed Lebanese officials a ceasefire proposal based on UN Resolution 1701.

Palestinians in Gaza have been fleeing deadly Israeli attacks on central areas of the besieged enclave with reports of strikes in Deir al-Balah overnight, killing at least three members of the same family.

Several international organisations including Human Rights Watch and the United Nations have issued stark accusations against Israel in recent days accusing the country of committing crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Heavy Israeli strikes on south Beirut

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A fresh strike targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, according to an AFP journalist, who witnessed a column of grey smoke rising from the area.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported a "heavy strike" carried out with two missiles fired by an "enemy aircraft" in the area of Bourj al-Barajneh.

Footage of the Israeli strike on Ghobeiry this morning shows widespread destruction with rubble strewn across a main highway in the southern surbub after multiple airstrikes.

Huge plumes of smoke can be seen wafting over the city with one the attacks reportedly hitting a local radio station Al-Risala.

It is the fourth consecutive day Israel has been hitting south Beirut.

The aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that targeted residential buildings in Al-Ghobeiry neighborhood in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen)

Israeli army claims to kill Islamic Jihad senior member

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Israeli army said on Friday it "eliminated" a senior member of the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza City.

It said Alkaman Abed Eslam Khalil Anbar was responsible for "fire support" for Islamic Jihad, a smaller armed group in Gaza City, where Israel has been pushing back against Hamas for over a month.

In a statement on Telegram, the army said it was still operating in Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Rafah in south Gaza.

Drone strikes on Gaza City

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At least two people have been killed and more wounded in a drone strike on Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City on Friday morning, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

Other strikes hit areas west of Jabalia refugee camp, also in the north. Civilians in the north have been trapped by Israeli forces for six weeks with aid agencies warning that famine is imminent.