Israel Air Force fighter jets had conducted airstrikes in Beirut on Monday overnight targeting Hezbollah Intelligence sites and storage facilities, the IDF reported.
Guided by information gathered by the IDF’s Intelligence Directorate, the IAF aircraft had struck terror targets under Hezbollah’s Intelligence Unit, among which was a Hezbollah intelligence command center user to gather information. Additionally, the IAF had struck the terror group's combat equipment storage facilities.
The IDF noted that during the airstrikes in Beirut, the secondary explosions that were reported suggest the presence of weapons stored under residential buildings, posing risks to local civilians, and further showcasing Hezbollah’s use of civilian infrastructure for terrorist activity.
The IDF also targeted weapons storage facilities and military buildings in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, reducing Hezbollah's ability to conduct attacks against Israel, the IDF noted.
IDF warns residents
Earlier on Sunday, the IDF was conducting airstrikes in the Dahiya area of Beirut, according to local Lebanese reports.
The reports followed an announcement by IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee on X, formerly Twitter, that residents of two South Beirut neighborhoods would need to evacuate immediately on Sunday.
#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية في برج البراجنة وحدث بيروت وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط وتلك المجاورة لها: أنتم متواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله وسيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على مدى الزمني القريب من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلتكم عليكم… pic.twitter.com/je2jFOZ7Gw
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 6, 2024
He called for residents living within 500 meters of four buildings in the South Beirut neighborhoods of Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath Beirut.