Currently, Beirut, known as the “Paris by the Bay,” is filled with thick smoke. Aaj Tak reporter Ashraf Wani is at Ground Zero, south of Beirut. He said that the Israeli Air Force carried out air strikes on 35 different locations in Lebanon last night. IDF fighter jets struck eight locations in the south of the city.
Israel targets Hezbollah positions around Beirut airport. The Israel Defense Forces claimed to have bombed a building in southern Beirut that stored Hezbollah weapons. Currently only smoke can be seen in the sky over Beirut. Just as Israel bombed Gaza to eliminate Hamas and reduce the entire city to rubble, now it is bombing Beirut in the same way to eliminate Hezbollah.
Israel selectively bombs Hezbollah targets
Like Hamas, Hezbollah has established a base among residents and civilians. Israel selectively targets Hezbollah hideouts near Beirut’s airport, markets, hospitals and hotels. Ordinary people also fell victim to these attacks. Beirut International Airport became deserted. Most countries have stopped flights to Beirut. Israel is closely monitoring every activity that occurs at the airport.
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Running from south Beirut to the port to save their lives people
Zatounay Bay is located in the port area of ​​Beirut. Aaj Tak reporter Ashutosh Mishra was present at Ground Zero. He told us that this area is safer than southern Beirut because it is administered by a civilian government. The southern region of Beirut is a stronghold of Hezbollah and is ruled by Hezbollah. This is why Israel is targeting areas south of Beirut more. Lebanese citizens fled to the port area to escape Israeli airstrikes in southern Beirut and were forced to spend the night on the streets.
Hezbollah fires rockets into Haifa, 10 Israelis injured
Hezbollah also targeted areas of Israel with rockets. Aaj Tak reporter Gaurav Sawant is currently in Israel. He said that Hezbollah fired rockets into the city of Haifa on October 7, injuring at least 10 Israeli civilians. Hezbollah issued a statement saying they targeted the Carmel base south of Haifa with a “Fadi 1” missile. Ahead of the first anniversary of the attacks on 7 October, Israel bombed Lebanon and Gaza.
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Fireballs and explosions rise over Beirut
Israeli airstrikes destroyed several buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. After the bomb fell, a huge fireball rose into the sky, and the explosion echoed throughout Beirut. The Israeli military said its warplanes bombed Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut. On October 7 last year, Hamas suddenly attacked Israel. His fighters entered Israeli territory and wreaked a massacre. According to Israeli statistics, 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed in Hamas attacks that day, and more than 250 people were taken hostage.
Israel’s next goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
Following these attacks, Israel declared war and launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza with the intention of wiping out Hamas. Let us tell you, Gaza is under the control of Hamas and the Hamas government operates here. Israel devastated this densely populated coastal area with heavy bombing. Some 42,000 people have been killed in Israeli military operations. He also killed senior Hamas leaders such as Ismail Haniyeh and Mohamed Deif. Israel is currently besieging Gaza and has set the next goal of eliminating Hezbollah in Lebanon.
