Israeli warplanes pummel southern Beirut amid massive air campaign on Lebanon

By Abdelraouf Arnaout and Mohammed Al Ragawi

BEIRUT (AA) – Israeli warplanes launched three airstrikes in the southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday as Tel Aviv intensified its air campaign on Lebanon.

The attacks targeted the Ghobeiry area in southern Beirut, Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported.

No details about injuries or damage were yet available.

The airstrikes were launched shortly after the Israeli army issued immediate evacuation orders for residents in the area.

Israel has mounted a huge air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Nearly 2,500 people have been killed and more than 11,600 others injured in Israeli attacks since last year, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 this year by launching a ground assault into southern Lebanon.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala