Andrea Stanton (@andrealstanton.bsky.social)

Israeli jets bombard Beirut suburb on eve of Eid al-Adha <article data-history-node-id="423559" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-jets-bombard-beirut-suburb-eve-eid-al-adha" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-jets-bombard-beirut-suburb-eve-eid-al-adha" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli jets bombard Beirut suburb on eve of Eid al-Adha</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli air strikes rocked the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital on Thursday night, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday, marking the latest major violation of the November ceasefire agreement.</p> <p>Lebanese news agency Ani said Beirut was hit by about 10 strikes, two of which were "very violent" and saw thousands fleeing their homes. </p> <p>The Israeli army said it had struck the southern suburbs targeting forces belonging to Hezbollah's "air unit".</p> <p>About an hour before the strikes began, Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesman for the Israeli army, told residents to evacuate a radius of at least 300 meters around four buildings located in the Al-Hadath, Haret Hreik, and Bourj el-Barajneh neighbourhoods.</p> <p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the attacks as a "flagrant violation" of the ceasefire that ended a year of conflict last year.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-jets-bombard-beirut-it-demands-hezbollah-be-disarmed">Israeli jets bombard Beirut suburb on eve of Eid al-Adha</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Men stand before the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in the Kafaat neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs on 6 June 2025 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1a3c64fc-35c1-4eeb-ae04-1e4e6ce8f1cf" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/BEIRUT_STRIKE_ISRAEL_AFP.jpeg" width="1400" height="788" alt="Men stand before the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in the Kafaat neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs on 6 June 2025 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Men stand before the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in the Kafaat neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs on 6 June 2025 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-jets-bombard-beirut-suburb-eve-eid-al-adha