Smoke rises following a Zionist airstrike on the Southern Suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: Social Media.
The sounds of explosions ripped through Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Friday, September 20, as an ‘Israeli’ airstrike targeted a residential building in the city’s southern suburb.
The attack leveled the entire residential building to the ground. Initial reports indicated that three people were martyred and at least 17 were injured as a result of the attack. At the time of publication, several individuals are missing under the rubble.
In another update, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that eight people were martyred and 59 others were injured in the strike.
Breaking | Israeli occupation army admits to bombarding a ‘target’ in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/aSe0QKIv93
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 20, 2024
The Zionist occupation forces announced that they had carried out an airstrike on Beirut, pledging to publicize further details at a later time.
The strike occurred during rush hour, as students were making their way home from the several schools in the vicinity. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that the casualties include children and that the building is located in the al-Qaem neighborhood in southern suburban Beirut.
The “Israeli” strike was conducted via four missiles.
Emergency services arrived at the site of the “Israeli” aggression to aid the injured.
Later on Friday, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby claimed that the United States was not informed of “Israel’s” plan to conduct the strike ahead of time.
“I’m not aware of any prenotification of those strikes,” Kirby said.
#WATCH | Relief work continues at the attack location in the Southern suburb of Beirut.pic.twitter.com/HZzmbSLy6d
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) September 20, 2024
Hezbollah retaliates with rocket launches across “Israeli” settlements in occupied Safad area
Almost an hour after the attack, sirens went off in multiple “Israeli” settlements in northern occupied Palestine, reaching the settlement of Kfar HaNassi and the occupied city of Safad.
Around 5:08 pm (local time) Israeli warning sirens rang off in the areas of Rosh Pina, Safad, Ma’ale Yosef, Merom, Mount Hermon, Zar’it, Shtula, Hatzor HaGilit, Amuka, Dalton, Bar Yochai, Safsufa, Kadita, Machanaim, Tzahar, Shomera, Biriyeh, Ayelet HaShachar, and Kfar HaNassi.
A large barrage of rockets was launched at occupied territories after Hezbollah had fired more than 150 rockets at “Israeli” military sites on Friday morning.
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“Israeli” terrorist regime’s aggression on Lebanon
It is worth noting that these rocket attacks come after “Israeli” warplanes launched 52 raids on southern Lebanon on Thursday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of rocket launchers.
The strike on southernBeirut on Friday and the intense raids on Thursday come after the Zionist regime commissioned a wide-scale terror attack on Lebanon, detonating thousands of wireless communication devices.
In two separate wide-scale attacks that occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, the occupation regime detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkie wireless communication devices.
As a result of these attacks, nearly 3,000 individuals were injured and another 37 were martyred.
Nevertheless, the leader of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has confirmed that the Resistance will continue to support the Palestinian people and expand its military campaign against the occupation’s treacherous actions. His words are evident in the large-scale operations launched by the Resistance in the past few days, despite the continuous Zionist onslaught.
(Al Mayadeen English) with Orinoco Tribune content
