Israel continued to pound Lebanon with a fierce wave of air strikes overnight in the heaviest 24 hours of bombing since it stepped up its campaign against militant group Hizbollah at the end of last month.
The bombardment lit up Beirut’s skyline on Sunday, as blasts rocked the Lebanese capital throughout the night. Targets included a building near the road to Beirut’s airport, where the strikes set off huge fires. Smoke was still rising from the area in the morning.
The explosions began around midnight, after Israel’s military warned residents to evacuate neighbourhoods in Beirut’s southern suburbs, which Hizbollah dominates, including Haret Hreik and Choueifat. Another powerful blast was heard on Sunday morning.
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