Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs, targeting what it alleges are Hezbollah drone production sites

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday.

The Israeli military struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production Thursday, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

The strikes marked the first time in more than a month that Israel had struck on the outskirts of the capital and the fourth time since a US-brokered ceasefire agreement ended the latest war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in November.

Israel posted a warning ahead of the strikes on X, announcing that it would hit eight buildings at four locations.

Israel has continued to carry

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